Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual [2 ed.] 0521423759, 9780521423755

Mortuary Dialogues: Death Ritual and the Reproduction of Moral Community in Pacific Modernities 9781785331725

Mortuary Dialogues presents fresh perspectives on death and mourning across the Pacific Islands. Through a set of rich e

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Beyond the Good Death: The Anthropology of Modern Dying 9780812202076

Exploring the shaping of modern end-of-life experiences by medical, demographic, and cultural trends, James Green provid

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Celebrations of Stitching 0873492846, 9781440219863

Stitch For A Good Cause! This one-of-a-kind compilation features needlecraft creations donated by more than 70 designers

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Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror 9780812200485

The first work to focus specifically on the anthropology of state terror. The first work to focus specifically on the

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Art, Death and Social Order: The Mortuary Arts of Pre-Conquest Central Panama 9780860546979, 9781407348469

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The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians 0691098190, 9780691098197

In this transcription of the Medicine Rite, the most sacred ritual of the Winnebago Indians, anthropologist Paul Radin c

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Death of the Father: An Anthropology of the End in Political Authority 9780857457158

The death of authority figures like fathers or leaders can be experienced as either liberation or loss. In the twentieth

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Death, Ritual, and Bereavement 0367437090, 9780367437091

Originally published in 1989, Death, Ritual and Bereavement examines the social history of death and dying from 1500 to

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Ritual and Belief : Readings in the Anthropology of Religion [3 ed.] 9780759118577, 9780759111561

Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witch

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Mortuary Landscapes of North Africa 1442659416, 9781442659414

Cemetery and landscape studies have been hallmarks of North African archaeology for more than one hundred years. Mortuar

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