| Description |
x, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Maurice Bloch and Jonathan Parry -- The dead and the devils among the Bolivian Laymi / Olivia Harris -- Sacrificial death and the necrophagous ascetic / Jonathan Parry -- Witchcraft, greed, cannibalism and death / Andrew Strathern -- Lugbara death / John Middleton -- Of flesh and bones / James L. Watson -- Social dimensions of death in four African hunting and gathering societies / James Woodburn -- Death, women, and power / Maurice Bloch |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Death.
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Fertility cults.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Religion.
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| Author |
Bloch, Maurice.
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Parry, Jonathan P.
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| LC no. |
82009467 |
| ISBN |
0521248752 |
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0521270375 (paperback) |
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