Encyclopedia of cremation / edited by Douglas J. Davies with Lewis H. Mates.
"The Encyclopedia of Cremation is the first major reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. Tracing ancien...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
c2005.
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| Online Access: | Credo Academic Core with Backfile Table of contents |
| Summary: | "The Encyclopedia of Cremation is the first major reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. Tracing ancient and classical cremation sites, historical and contemporary cremation processes and procedures of both scientific and legal kind, the encyclopedia also includes sections on specific cremation rituals, architecture, art and text. Features in the volume include: a general introduction and editorial introductions to sub-sections by Douglas Davies, an international specialist in death studies; appendices of world cremation statistics and a chronology of cremation; cross-referencing pathways through the entries via the index; individual entry bibliographies; and illustrations. This major international reference work is also an essential source book for students on the growing number of death-studies courses and wider studies in religion, anthropology or sociology."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document (xxvii, 488 p.: ill.) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p.475-477) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1315579502 1317143833 1409423174 1409481182 1849728127 9781315579504 9781317143833 9781409423171 9781409481188 9781849728126 |