Death, Mourning and Burial

von Robben

336 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In Death, Mourning, and Burial, an indispensable introduction to the anthropology of death, readers will find a rich selection of some of the finest ethnographic work on this fascinating topic. - Comprised of six sections that mirror the social trajectory of death: conceptualizations of death; death and dying; uncommon death; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance and regeneration - Includes canonical readings as well as recent studies on topics such as organ donation and cannibalism - Designed for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as: violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals - Serves as a text for anthropology classes, as well as providing a genuinely cross-cultural perspective to all those studying death and dying

• Reihe: Human Life-Cycle Ser.: Cress-C
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften Sitten und Gebräuche
• ISBN: 9781405114707
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2005
• Größe: 260 x 183 mm
• Verlag: Wiley