Explores the origin, historical or religious significance, and practice of funeral ceremonies in different cultures around the world.
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ISBN: 1403439877 (lib bdg.)
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.print
Publisher:Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Why do we have funerals? -- Jewish funerals -- Muslim funerals -- Maori funerals -- Christian funerals -- Buddhist funerals -- Sikh funerals -- Hindu funerals -- Air and sea burials -- Remembering the dead -- Dancing at funerals -- Ancestor worship -- New and old traditions.