Death, trust, and society
Subtitle: mapping religion and culture
By: by Lionel Rothkrug.
Series: Death and remembrance ;; 1
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Death -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies.; Death -- Cross-cultural studies.
Genres: Comparative studies.
Description: "A cross-cultural study of how religious practices--particular attitudes toward the dead seen in funerary rites, mortuary practices, and pilgrimage patterns-- have influenced the formation of cultural identity and social structures throughout world history"--Provided by the publisher.