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Aghor medicine [[electronic resource] ] : pollution, death, and healing in northern India / / Ron Barrett ; foreword by Jonathan P. Parry
| Aghor medicine [[electronic resource] ] : pollution, death, and healing in northern India / / Ron Barrett ; foreword by Jonathan P. Parry |
| Autore | Barrett Ron <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6109542 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical anthropology - India - Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Aghorīs - Rituals Healing - Religious aspects - Aghorīs Leprosy - Treatment - India - Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aghor medicine
aghor therapy aghori anthropology ayurveda biomedicines cannibalism charnel grounds conflict coprophagy corpses cremation grounds cremation death hardship healing powers healing health human skulls illness and health india kapalas living naked medical anthropology medical conditions meditation multicultural medicine northern india political organization politics pollution post mortem rites radical ritual bathing ritually polluted substances skull cups stigmatized diseases |
| ISBN |
1-281-38565-4
0-520-94101-2 9786611385651 1-4356-5368-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Note on Transliteration, Abbreviations, and Names -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Cosmic Sink -- 2. Fire in the Well -- 3. The Reformation -- 4. The Wrong Side of the River -- 5. Dawā and Duwā -- 6. Death and Nondiscrimination -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782162203321 |
Barrett Ron <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aghor medicine [[electronic resource] ] : pollution, death, and healing in northern India / / Ron Barrett ; foreword by Jonathan P. Parry
| Aghor medicine [[electronic resource] ] : pollution, death, and healing in northern India / / Ron Barrett ; foreword by Jonathan P. Parry |
| Autore | Barrett Ron <1963-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/6109542 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical anthropology - India - Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Aghorīs - Rituals Healing - Religious aspects - Aghorīs Leprosy - Treatment - India - Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aghor medicine
aghor therapy aghori anthropology ayurveda biomedicines cannibalism charnel grounds conflict coprophagy corpses cremation grounds cremation death hardship healing powers healing health human skulls illness and health india kapalas living naked medical anthropology medical conditions meditation multicultural medicine northern india political organization politics pollution post mortem rites radical ritual bathing ritually polluted substances skull cups stigmatized diseases |
| ISBN |
1-281-38565-4
0-520-94101-2 9786611385651 1-4356-5368-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Note on Transliteration, Abbreviations, and Names -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Cosmic Sink -- 2. Fire in the Well -- 3. The Reformation -- 4. The Wrong Side of the River -- 5. Dawā and Duwā -- 6. Death and Nondiscrimination -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826607603321 |
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Barrett Ron <1963->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parting ways [[electronic resource] ] : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / / Denise Carson
| Parting ways [[electronic resource] ] : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / / Denise Carson |
| Autore | Carson Denise |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif ; ; Los Angeles, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.9/37 |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Psychological aspects
Mourning customs Funeral rites and ceremonies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
biological death burial cancer celebration cemetery ceremonial farewell cremation death disease doctor dying end of life facing death grief home funerals hospice impending death institutionalized death living funerals living wake loss of parents loss mortality nonfiction oral ethical wills pain religion rite ritual social death social science spirituality tradition |
| ISBN |
1-283-27807-3
0-520-94941-2 9786613278074 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Her choice: two paths leading to the same destination -- Living funeral: celebrating the end of life -- Her life review: reliving the past in the present -- Legacy of memories: telling life stories and last wishes -- Her season of lasts: traditional, seasonal, communal rituals -- Oral ethical will: video recording last words -- Her living wake: reminiscing and farewell party -- Vigil: holding hands at the 11th hour -- Her 21st century memorial service, his 20th century funeral -- Home funeral: eco-friendly way out -- Holistic approach: design-it-yourself funeral and cremation witnessing -- The living unveiling: technology innovates memorializing -- Her truth: finding life after death.
pt. 1. End-of-life celebrations and pre-death rituals -- pt. 2. Post-death and memorializing rituals. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786706403321 |
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Carson Denise
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| Berkeley, Calif ; ; Los Angeles, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Parting ways [[electronic resource] ] : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / / Denise Carson
| Parting ways [[electronic resource] ] : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / / Denise Carson |
| Autore | Carson Denise |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif ; ; Los Angeles, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 155.9/37 |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Psychological aspects
Mourning customs Funeral rites and ceremonies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
biological death burial cancer celebration cemetery ceremonial farewell cremation death disease doctor dying end of life facing death grief home funerals hospice impending death institutionalized death living funerals living wake loss of parents loss mortality nonfiction oral ethical wills pain religion rite ritual social death social science spirituality tradition |
| ISBN |
1-283-27807-3
0-520-94941-2 9786613278074 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Her choice: two paths leading to the same destination -- Living funeral: celebrating the end of life -- Her life review: reliving the past in the present -- Legacy of memories: telling life stories and last wishes -- Her season of lasts: traditional, seasonal, communal rituals -- Oral ethical will: video recording last words -- Her living wake: reminiscing and farewell party -- Vigil: holding hands at the 11th hour -- Her 21st century memorial service, his 20th century funeral -- Home funeral: eco-friendly way out -- Holistic approach: design-it-yourself funeral and cremation witnessing -- The living unveiling: technology innovates memorializing -- Her truth: finding life after death.
pt. 1. End-of-life celebrations and pre-death rituals -- pt. 2. Post-death and memorializing rituals. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808122003321 |
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Carson Denise
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| Berkeley, Calif ; ; Los Angeles, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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