End-of-Life Rituals - Couverture rigide

Bardi, Matilde; Chambers, Catherine; Ganeri, Anita; Moore, Claire; Senker, Cath; Weber, Paige

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1842342118 ISBN 13 : 9781842342114

Editeur : Cherrytree Books, 2003

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This great series, new in paperback, introduces the wide variety of customs and traditions that feature in people's lives around the world. Each book describes the activities, beliefs and festivals that mark life events, seasons or other special times in cultures, ranging from the Far East to Europe. "End-of-Life Rituals" looks at beliefs and traditions related to death. Learn how the elaborate burial ceremonies of ancient cultures compare to the simple funerals of today's Islamic cultures. Find out about other festivals celebrating death, including the Mexican 'Dia de los Muertos' and the 'Hungry Ghost' festival where the Chinese entertain and feed the lonely spirits that no one cares about.

Revue de presse :

An enormous and wide-ranging amount of data is contained inside the 5 titles in this series. I recommend readers to pick at the text like magpies - your reqard will be juicy titbits about the night of the radishes, gay unicorns, the togu na, and the bread of the dead. Absolutely fascinating stuff this! --The Times Educational Supplement

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cherrytree Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1842342118
• ISBN 13: 9781842342114
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 48