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From here to eternity : traveling the world to find the good death / Caitlin Doughty ; illustrations by Landis Blair.

Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. In rural Indonesia, she watches a man clean and dress his grandfather's mummified body, which has resided in the family home for two years. In La Paz, she meets B...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doughty, Caitlin (Author)
Other Authors: Blair, Landis (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Cross-cultural studies.
Death > Social aspects > Cross-cultural studies.
Attitude to Death.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Funeral Rites.
Death > Social aspects.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Cross-cultural studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Colorado: Crestone
  • Indonesia: South Sulawesi
  • Mexico: Michoacán
  • North Carolina: Cullowhee
  • Spain: Barcelona
  • Japan: Tokyo
  • Bolivia: La Paz
  • California: Joshua Tree.
  • Colorado: Crestone
  • Indonesia: South Sulawesi
  • Mexico: Michoac†an
  • North Carolina: Cullowhee
  • Spain: Barcelona
  • Japan: Tokyo
  • Bolivia: La Paz
  • California: Joshua Tree.

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