Houses for the dead
By: Ann Warren Turner.
Publisher: D. McKay Co.
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies -- History; Mourning customs -- History
Description: An exploration of beliefs and ritualistic practices associated with mourning through the ages that begins with the burial customs of the ancient Celts, Egyptians, and Chinese and goes on to consider European, American Indian, Mexican, and Jewish rites.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 141-144.
Includes index.