Taming time, timing death [ social technologies and ritual
Presenting rich, interdisciplinary empirical studies of death rituals and practices across the globe, from the UK and Europe, South and East Asia, The Middle East, Australasia and Africa, Taming Time, Timing Death explores the manner in which social technologies and rituals have been and are impleme...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Surrey, England :
Ashgate ,
c2013
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| Online Access: | http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/iviewer/ASHGATEB0002890/userkey/pc/1/0/read.html |
| Summary: | Presenting rich, interdisciplinary empirical studies of death rituals and practices across the globe, from the UK and Europe, South and East Asia, The Middle East, Australasia and Africa, Taming Time, Timing Death explores the manner in which social technologies and rituals have been and are implemented to avoid, delay or embrace death |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781409450689 9781409450696 9781409472889 |