{"product_id":"death-mourning-and-burial-antonius-c-g-m-robben-9781119151746","title":"Death, Mourning, and Burial: A Cross-Cultural Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal mourning to mortuary cannibalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew subjects stir the imagination more than the study of how people across cultures deal with death and dying. This expanded second edition of the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eDeath, Mourning, and Burial \u003c\/i\u003eoffers cross-cultural readings that span the period from dying to afterlife, considering approaches to this transition as a social process and exploring the great variations of cultural responses to death. Exploring new content including organ transplantation, institutionalized care for the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning, and biotechnology, this text retains classic readings from the first edition, and is enhanced by sixteen new articles and two new sections which provide increased breadth and depth for readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath, Mourning, and Burial, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into eight parts reflecting the social trajectory of death: conceptualizations of death; death, dying, and care; grief and mourning; mortuary rituals; and remembrance and regeneration. Sections are introduced through foundational texts which provide the ideal introduction to this diverse field. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thoroughly revised edition of this classic anthology featuring twenty-three new articles, two new sections, and three reformulated sections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated to include current topics, including organ transplantation, institutionalized care for the dying, HIV-AIDs, animal mourning, and biotechnology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMust reading for anyone concerned with issues of death and dying, as well as violence, terrorism, war, state terror, organ theft, and mortuary rituals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as a text for anthropology classes and provides a genuinely cross-cultural perspective to all those studying death and dying\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonius C. G. M. Robben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119151740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119151746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Antonius C. G. M. Robben","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924147011839,"sku":"9781119151746","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bd905ba7-e272-4ac4-ba39-ac09eff5c4ab.jpg?v=1681068748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-mourning-and-burial-antonius-c-g-m-robben-9781119151746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}