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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785147803321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of cremation / / edited by Douglas J. Davies with Lewis H. Mates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT : , : Ashgate, , 2005

ISBN

1-315-57950-2

1-317-14383-3

1-317-14382-5

1-282-74401-1

9786612744013

1-84972-812-7

1-4094-2317-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (517 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

71.57

Altri autori (Persone)

DaviesDouglas J (Douglas James)

MatesLewis H

Disciplina

393/.2/03

Soggetti

Cremation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-477) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction; A-Z Entries; Cremation Statistics; A Chronology of Cremation; Cremation Society Archive Sources; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 while also presenting cremation as a universal practice. This work is also an essential sourcebook for students on the growing number of death-studies courses and wider studies in religion, anthropology or sociology.