Description |
viii, 216 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Interpreting Death Rites -- 2. Coping with Corpses -- 3. Beyond Grief Survival -- 4. Book, Film and Building -- 5. Sacrifice, Violence and Conquest -- 6. Indian and Persian Souls -- 7. Ancestors, Cemeteries and Identity -- 8. Jewish, Christian and Islamic Destinies -- 9. Ancient and Local Traditions -- 10. Souls and the Presence of the Dead -- 11. Pet Death -- 12. Symbolic Deaths and Christian Affirmation -- 13. The Future of Death |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index |
Notes |
Text in Korean |
Subject |
Death -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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LC no. |
97019557 |
ISBN |
0304338214 |
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0304338222 (paperback) |
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8986128241 |
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