{"product_id":"celebrations-of-death-the-anthropology-of-mortuary-ritual-paperback-9780521423755","title":"Celebrations of Death; The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual (Paperback) 9780521423755","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCelebrations of Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology and religion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Metcalf (Author), Richard Huntington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521423755, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 October 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 18 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.461 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a readable and fascinating survey that on occasions borders on the brilliant.\"   Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis revised edition of a cross-cultural study of rituals surrounding death has become a standard text in anthropology, sociology and religion. Part of its fascination is that in understanding other people's death rituals we are able to gain a better understanding of our own. The authors refer to a wide variety of examples, from different continents and epochs. They compare the great tombs of the Berawan of Borneo and the pyramids of Egypt, as well as the dramas of medieval French royal funerals and the burial alive of the Dinka 'masters of the spear' in the Sudan, and other rituals which at first sight seem to have little in common. Many of these cases are anthropological classics, but the authors place them in an alternative context, so as to shape a novel synthesis on the anthropology of death ritual. A fresh introduction reviews theoretical developments in the field since the book first appeared in 1979.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death\u003cbr\u003e 3. Symbolic associations of death\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz\u003cbr\u003e 5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king\u003cbr\u003e 7. The immortal kingship\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001488789784,"sku":"9780521423755","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521423755i_87cb9579-60e3-49d8-9a2d-d2f1eaf89420.jpg?v=1691381476","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/celebrations-of-death-the-anthropology-of-mortuary-ritual-paperback-9780521423755","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}