In Death, Mourning, and Burial, an indispensableintroduction to the anthropology of death, readers will find a richselection of some of the finest ethnographic work on thisfascinating topic.
* Comprised of six sections that mirror the social trajectory ofdeath: conceptualizations of death; death and dying; uncommondeath; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance andregeneration
* Includes canonical readings as well as recent studies on topicssuch as organ donation and cannibalism
* Designed for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying,as well as: violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft,and mortuary rituals
* Serves as a text for anthropology classes, as well as providinga genuinely cross-cultural perspective to all those studying deathand dying