Celebrations of Death The Anthropology of Mortuary Rituals

This book provides an analysis of the rituals through which people in other cultures confront death. The diversity and strangeness of death rites around the world have long interested anthropologists. The authors select classic studies from the literature to show how many different interpretations have been suggested. They draw these efforts together into a novel theoretical synthesis. A new introduction reviews recent developments in the anthropology of death.Metcalf, Peter is the author of 'Celebrations of Death The Anthropology of Mortuary Rituals', published 1991 under ISBN 9780521423755 and ISBN 0521423759.