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Author : J. D. Robb
Release : 2014-06-24
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Book Synopsis Ritual In Death by : J. D. Robb
Download or read book Ritual In Death written by J. D. Robb. This book was released on 2014-06-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Metcalf
Release : 1991-10-25
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 755/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Celebrations of Death by : Peter Metcalf
Download or read book Celebrations of Death written by Peter Metcalf. This book was released on 1991-10-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction to the second edition -- 1. Preliminaries -- Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death -- 3. Symbolic associations of death -- Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz -- 5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered -- Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king -- 7. The immortal kingship -- Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways -- Bibliography -- Index.
Author : Kristin Norget
Release : 2005-12-13
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 144/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Days of Death, Days of Life by : Kristin Norget
Download or read book Days of Death, Days of Life written by Kristin Norget. This book was released on 2005-12-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kristin Norget explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. Drawing on her extensive fieldwork in Oaxaca City, Norget provides vivid descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other popular religious practices. She analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Norget also considers the intimate relationship that is perceived to exist between the living and the dead in Oaxacan popular culture. She argues that popular death rituals, which lie largely outside the sanctioned practices of the Catholic Church, establish and reinforce an ethical view of the world in which the dead remain with the living and in which the poor (as opposed to the privileged classes) do right by one another and their dead. For poor Oaxacans, these rituals affirm a set of social beliefs and practices, based on fairness, egalitarianism, and inclusiveness.
Author : James L. Watson
Release : 1988
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 814/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China by : James L. Watson
Download or read book Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China written by James L. Watson. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What held Chinese society together for so many centuries? Some scholars have pointed to the institutional control over the written word as instrumental in promoting cultural homogenization; others, the manipulation of the performing arts. This volume, comprised of essays by both anthropologists and historians, furthers this important discussion by examining the role of death rituals in the unification of Chinese culture.
Author : Douglas Davies
Release : 2002-06-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Death, Ritual, and Belief by : Douglas Davies
Download or read book Death, Ritual, and Belief written by Douglas Davies. This book was released on 2002-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
