- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (1 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0349107769
- ISBN-13: 978-0349107769
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 709,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Seeking to merge the information of theologians and anthropologists, this book looks at the variety of ways in which cultures around the world deal with death and give it meaning. In some cultures, most famously Ancient Egypt, families would virtually financially ruin themselves in order to deal with the death of just one person. Other cultures such as the nomadic peoples of southern Africa, simply pull down the roof of their dwelling onto the body and move on, while the wrapped bodies in Torajan (Indonesian) houses are used as shelves. The reader is guided through such diverse areas as myths about death, belief about ways to mourn, joking at funerals, post-mortem videos, cannibalism, headhunting and royal mortuary ritual.
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An excellent book exploring the wonders of death globally, his writting style really kept me intrigued and engaged until the very end. It was just as good as 'Notes from a Mud Hut' if not better, and is just as witty and humourful, with ancedotes about the grieving process cross-culturally it really makes you reflect upon your own practises e.g. Irish wakes and English funerals, and the extent to which the treatment of death is culturally constructed- e.g. the wailing practises in Zambia. Throughly recommended for a funny read with brains.
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