| Author | : Peter Metcalf |
| File Size | : 43,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 25 October 1991 |
| ISBN | : 0521423759 |
| Pages | : 10 pages |
Celebrations of Death by Peter Metcalf Book PDF Summary
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction to the second edition -- 1. Preliminaries -- Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death -- 3. Symbolic associations of death -- Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz -- 5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered -- Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king -- 7. The immortal kingship -- Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways -- Bibliography -- Index.
