Do funerals matter? the purposes and practices of death rituals in global perspective
Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where, especially in the Western world, they are going. Death educators, researchers, co...
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Routledge
2013.
|
| Subjects: | |
| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798335506719 |
| Summary: | Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where, especially in the Western world, they are going. Death educators, researchers, counselors, clergy, funeral-service professionals, and others will appreciate the book's theory- and research-based approach to the ways in which different cultural groups memorialize their dead. They will also find clear clinical and practical applications in the author's exploration of t |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135100810 9780203072745 9781299280021 9781135100827 |
