Celebrations of death the anthropology of mortuary ritual

This revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology and religion. Part of its fascination is that in understanding other people's death rituals we are able to gain a better understanding of our own. The authors refer...

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Main Authors:	Metcalf, Peter (Author), Huntington, Richard 1945- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge Books Online (Online service)
Format:	Electronic Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1991.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Electronic books. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Death.
Online Access:	Available for University of the Philippines System via Cambridge Books Online. Click here to access