Title: Celebrations of death
Subtitle: the anthropology of mortuary ritual
Description: This revised and updated edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology, and religion. Part of its fascination and success-also among a general readership-is that in understanding other people's death rituals we are also able to gain a better understanding of our own.
Subjects: Death, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Attitude to Death, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Funeral Rites, History