Celebrations of Death

Celebrations of Death
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 10
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ISBN-10 : 0521423759
ISBN-13 : 9780521423755
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Book Synopsis Celebrations of Death by : Peter Metcalf

Download or read book Celebrations of Death written by Peter Metcalf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-25 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction to the second edition -- 1. Preliminaries -- Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death -- 3. Symbolic associations of death -- Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz -- 5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered -- Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king -- 7. The immortal kingship -- Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways -- Bibliography -- Index.


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