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This cultural encyclopedia examines customs and beliefs relating to death and burial in clear, well written articles covering most major religious and cultural traditions from prehistoric to modern times.


· Includes hundreds of entries, each extensively documented and enriched with insights of native authors

· A bibliography and primary source references are included

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What can we learn from the study of death and burial practices throughout world history? This essential reference draws out the underlying meaning of funeral and afterlife traditions and makes available a variety of human responses to that most fundamental reality in the cycle of life: death.

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Richard P. Taylor teaches courses on burial and the afterlife at University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA and is an expert in religious studies.

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  • PublisherABC-CLIO
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0874369398
  • ISBN 13 9780874369397
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages488

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