A Ceremonial Death
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A Ceremonial Death
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Author : Thomas Jenkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-01
A Ceremonial Death written by Thomas Jenkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with categories.
Celebrations Of Death
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Author : Peter Metcalf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-10-25
Celebrations Of Death written by Peter Metcalf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-10-25 with Social Science categories.
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction to the second edition -- 1. Preliminaries -- Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death -- 3. Symbolic associations of death -- Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz -- 5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered -- Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king -- 7. The immortal kingship -- Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways -- Bibliography -- Index.
Death Ritual In Late Imperial And Modern China
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Author : James L. Watson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1988
Death Ritual In Late Imperial And Modern China written by James L. Watson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What held Chinese society together for so many centuries? Some scholars have pointed to the institutional control over the written word as instrumental in promoting cultural homogenization; others, the manipulation of the performing arts. This volume, comprised of essays by both anthropologists and historians, furthers this important discussion by examining the role of death rituals in the unification of Chinese culture.
Death Ritual And Bereavement
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Author : Ralph Houlbrooke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-01-10
Death Ritual And Bereavement written by Ralph Houlbrooke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-10 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1989, Death, Ritual and Bereavement examines the social history of death and dying from 1500 to the 1930s. This edited collection focuses on the death-bed, funerals, burials, mourning customs, and the expression of grief. The essays throw fresh light on developments which lie at the roots of present-day tendencies to minimize or conceal the most unpleasant aspects of death, among them the growing participation of doctors in the management of death-beds in the eighteenth century and the creation of extra-mural cemeteries, followed by the introduction of cremation in the nineteenth century. The volume also underlines the importance of religious belief, in helping the bereaved in past times. The book will appeal to students and academics of family and social history as well as history of medicine, religion and anthropology.
Death Ritual And Belief
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Author : Douglas Davies
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2002-04-30
Death Ritual And Belief written by Douglas Davies and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-30 with Religion categories.
Describing a great variety of funeral ritual from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures not only cope with corpses but also create an added value for living through the encouragement of afterlife beliefs. The explosion of interest in death in recent years reflects the key theme of this book - the rhetoric of death - the way cultures use the most potent weapon of words to bring new power to life. This new edition is one third longer than the original with new material on the death of Jesus, the most theorized death ever which offers a useful case study for students. There is also empirical material from contemporary/recent events such as the death of Diana and an expanded section on theories of grief which will make the book more attractive to death counsellors.
Death Ritual And Belief
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Author : Douglas J. Davies
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1997-01-01
Death Ritual And Belief written by Douglas J. Davies and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Religion categories.
Describing a variety of funeral ritual, from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures cope not only with corpses but also create an added value for living through the growth of afterlife beliefs. The key theme of the book is the rhetoric of death -- the way cultures use the most potent weapon of words to bring new power to life. Human identity and its transformation through mortuary rites is explored through the mummies of Chile and Egypt; African sacrificial deaths; Indian cremations; immigrant cemeteries in the USA; ancestor rites in Eastern religions and Mormonism; and the freezing of the dead in cryonics. Research findings are presented on cremation and afterlife beliefs, especially reincarnation, sensing the presence of the dead, and the death of pets in Britain, to show how mortuary rituals are constantly changing in response to death as a major feature of the human environment.
Death And Changing Rituals
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Author : J. Rasmus Brandt
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Death And Changing Rituals written by J. Rasmus Brandt and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with Social Science categories.
The forms by which a deceased person may be brought to rest are as many as there are causes of death. In most societies the disposal of the corpse is accompanied by some form of celebration or ritual which may range from a simple act of deportment in solitude to the engagement of large masses of people in laborious and creative festivities. In a funerary context the term ritual may be taken to represent a process that incorporates all the actions performed and thoughts expressed in connection with a dying and dead person, from the preparatory pre-death stages to the final deposition of the corpse and the post-mortem stages of grief and commemoration. The contributions presented here are focused not on the examination of different funerary practices, their function and meaning, but on the changes of such rituals – how and when they occurred and how they may be explained. Based on case studies from a range of geographical regions and from different prehistoric and historical periods, a range of key themes are examined concerning belief and ritual, body and deposition, place, performance and commemoration, exploring a complex web of practices.
Art Of Death
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Author : Nigel Llewellyn
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 1991
Art Of Death written by Nigel Llewellyn and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Art categories.
How did our ancestors die? Whereas in our own day the subject of death is usually avoided, in pre-Industrial England the rituals and processes of death were present and immediate. People not only surrounded themselves with memento mori, they also sought to keep alive memories of those who had gone before. This continual confrontation with death was enhanced by a rich culture of visual artifacts. In The Art of Death, Nigel Llewellyn explores the meanings behind an astonishing range of these artifacts, and describes the attitudes and practices which lay behind their production and use. Illustrated and explained in this book are an array of little-known objects and images such as death's head spoons, jewels and swords, mourning-rings and fans, wax effigies, church monuments, Dance of Death prints, funeral invitations and ephemera, as well as works by well-known artists, including Holbein, Hogarth and Blake.
Death Ritual And Belief
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Author : Douglas Davies
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-11-02
Death Ritual And Belief written by Douglas Davies and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Religion categories.
Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a religious studies perspective, including anthropology and sociology. Using the motif of 'words against death' it depicts human responses to grief by surveying the many ways in which people have not let death have the last word, not simply in terms of funeral rites but also in memorials, graves, and in ideas of ancestors, souls, gods, reincarnation and resurrection, whether in the great religious traditions of the world or in more local customs. He also examines bereavement and grief, experiences of the presence of dead, near-death experiences, pet-death and the symbolic death played out in religious rites. Updated chapters have taken into account new research and include additional topics in this new edition, notably assisted dying, terrorism, green burial, material culture, death online, and the emergence of Death Studies as a distinctive field. Case studies range from Anders Breivik in Norway, to the Princess of Wales, and to the Rapture in the USA. A new perspective is also brought to his account of grief theories. Providing an introduction to key authors and authorities on death beliefs, bereavement, grief and ritual-symbolism, Death, Ritual and Belief is an authoritative guide to the perspectives of major religious and secular worldviews.
Do Funerals Matter
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Author : William G. Hoy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Do Funerals Matter written by William G. Hoy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Psychology categories.
"Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where, especially in the Western world, they are going. Death educators, researchers, counselors, clergy, funeral-service professionals, and others will appreciate the book's theory- and research-based approach to the ways in which different cultural groups memorialize their dead. They will also find clear clinical and practical applications in the author's exploration of the five ritual anchors of death-related ceremonial practice and help for professionals counseling the bereaved surrounding funerals. Based on nearly three decades of research and teaching on funeral rites, this volume promises to fill an important gap in the cross-cultural literature on bereavement, while answering an important question for our generation: Do funerals matter?"--Publisher's website.