Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual by Peter Metcalf

Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual

Peter Metcalf

258 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 and success is that in understanding other people's death rituals we are able ...

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