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Dancing on the Grave: Encounters with Death

1999; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/2661294

1467-9655

Vernon Eichhorn, Nigel Barley,

Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

This work takes a look at how different cultures around the world have handled death and given it its meaning. Some cultures, for example, Ancient Egypt, virtually bankrupted themselves to deal with the death of a single person; others simply pull down the roof on the corpse and walk away. The book shows how much of even the most exotic practices and themes can be relevant to all.