An historical and cross-cultural survey of customs relating to mourning for and burying the dead. The book shows us that though Western society does not like to confront death as an inevitable occurrence, there have been and still are groups in society who embrace death, who see it as a continuation of life in both a spiritual and physical manifestation. It is this amazing diversity of attitudes and thus customs that lends the book is fascination.
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An historical and cross-cultural survey of customs relating to mourning for and burying the dead. The book shows us that though Western society does not like to confront death as an inevitable occurrence, there have been and still are groups in society who embrace death, who see it as a continuation of life in both a spiritual and physical manifestation. It is this amazing diversity of attitudes and thus customs that lends the book is fascination.
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Add this copy of Dying to Know: About Death, Funeral Customs, and Final to cart. $65.29, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Twenty First Century Books.
