Death, Ritual and Belief, Second Edition: The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites - Tapa blanda

Davies, Douglas J.

 
9780826454843: Death, Ritual and Belief, Second Edition: The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites
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ISBN 10: 0826454844 ISBN 13: 9780826454843
Editorial: Continuum, 2002

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

Douglas J. Davies is Professor in the Study of Religion and Director of the Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University, UK. He is the author of Natural Burial (2012), The Theology of Death (2008) and A Brief History of Death (2004). He is also the editor, along with Lewis Mates, of The Encyclopedia of Cremation (2005). Professor Davies is a Fellow of the British Academy, as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and of the Learned Society of Wales.

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Editorial
Continuum
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0826454844
ISBN 13 
9780826454843
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
272
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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