Celebrations of death : the anthropology of mortuary ritual /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1991.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. / |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Huntington's name appears first on the earlier edition. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521413125 (hardcover) 0521423759 (pbk.) |