Do funerals matter? : the purposes and practices of death rituals in global perspective /: the purposes and practices of death rituals in global perspective. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William G. Hoy.
• Authors: Hoy, William G
• Contents: 1. Funerals—Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going 2. More Treasured Than Words: The Anchor of Significant Symbols 3. Getting Everybody Together: The Anchor of Gathered Community 4. Walk Out What You Can’t Talk Out: The Anchor of Ritual Action 5. Looking Back to Look Forward: The Anchor of Cultural Heritage 6. Taking the Dead to the Party: The Anchor of the Body’s Presence 7. North American Quests to Personalize Funeral Rituals 8. The Business of Funerals 9. Clinical Perspectives on the Value of Funerals 10. Farther Down the Road: Using Ritual in Grief Counseling
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 393.9; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Burial; Human remains (Archaeology); Death -- Social aspects; Group identity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000434217; 9781000434163; 9781003186106
• Related ISBNs: 9781032019017; 9781032018980
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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