| Cultural Views on Death and Its Rituals Contributor(s): Smith, Kaelyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1270808591 ISBN-13: 9781270808596 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $20.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.71 lbs) 174 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Death is an inescapable fact of life. It is how we, as individuals or as a collective culture, react and respond to it which varies. Religion and cultural values and traditions play a major role in shaping our views towards death and the ways we mourn or celebrate life. This book examines the different views and practices of cultures around the world including views of the afterlife, personifications of death and funerary rites. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |