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Death, Ritual, and Belief - The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites (Hardcover, 2nd edition) Loot Price: R6,487
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Death, Ritual, and Belief - The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Douglas Davies

Death, Ritual, and Belief - The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Douglas Davies

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Loot Price R6,487 Discovery Miles 64 870 | Repayment Terms: R608 pm x 12*

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Describing a great variety of funeral ritual from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures not only cope with corpses but also create an added value for living through the encouragement of afterlife beliefs. The explosion of interest in death in recent years reflects the key theme of this book - the rhetoric of death - the way cultures use the most potent weapon of words to bring new power to life. This new edition is one third longer than the original with new material on the death of Jesus, the most theorized death ever which offers a useful case study for students. There is also empirical material from contemporary/recent events such as the death of Diana and an expanded section on theories of grief which will make the book more attractive to death counsellors.

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Imprint: Frances Pinter Publishers Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2002
First published: June 2002
Authors: Douglas Davies
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-5483-6
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General
Books > Christianity > Christian Worship
LSN: 0-8264-5483-6
Barcode: 9780826454836

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