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Death, Mourning, and Burial - A Cross-Cultural Reader 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
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Death, Mourning, and Burial - A Cross-Cultural Reader 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
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The definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying,
expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal
mourning to mortuary cannibalism Few subjects stir the imagination
more than the study of how people across cultures deal with death
and dying. This expanded second edition of the internationally
bestselling Death, Mourning, and Burial offers cross-cultural
readings that span the period from dying to afterlife, considering
approaches to this transition as a social process and exploring the
great variations of cultural responses to death. Exploring new
content including organ transplantation, institutionalized care for
the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning, and biotechnology, this text
retains classic readings from the first edition, and is enhanced by
twenty-three new articles and two new sections which provide
increased breadth and depth for readers. Death, Mourning, and
Burial, Second Edition is divided into eight parts reflecting the
social trajectory of death: conceptualizations of death; death,
dying, and care; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and
remembrance and regeneration. Sections are introduced through
foundational texts which provide the ideal introduction to this
diverse field. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with
issues of death and dying, as well as violence, terrorism, war,
state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals. * A thoroughly
revised edition of this classic anthology featuring twenty-three
new articles, two new sections, and three reformulated sections *
Updated to include current topics, including organ transplantation,
institutionalized care for the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning,
and biotechnology * Must reading 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 and provides a genuinely cross-cultural
perspective to all those studying death and dying
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