Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual

Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual

by Peter Metcalf

258 pages· 1991· ISBN 9780521423755
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This revised edition of a cross-cultural study of death rituals has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology, and religion. A new introduction reviews anthropological developments since its publication in 1979.

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