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Lonely Planet's Guide To Death, Grief And Rebirth

Isalska, Anita / Lonely Planet

an eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's WeeklyThis illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die) well. Divided into four key chapters: Celebrating, Commemorating, Mourning, and Offering, readers will discover re...

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Lonely Planet
Año de edición:
2024
ISBN:
978-1-83758-005-7
Páginas:
240
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an eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's WeeklyThis illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die) well. Divided into four key chapters: Celebrating, Commemorating, Mourning, and Offering, readers will discover resting places, burials, rituals, and symbols that have been associated with death throughout time. Inside Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth: Over 35 incredible customs from cultures and communities across the planet that explore our beliefs and traditions surrounding death, grief, and rebirthSpecial in-depth featuresexamine elements of death in greater detail including: festivals and celebrations; remarkable catacombs; symbols of death and rebirth; the world's most impressive tombsInsightful first-person accounts and essays from locals discussing their relationship and experiences with deathVibrant illustrations and photography explain the customs and rituals in a gracious mannerThemes and events featured within the book: Jazz funerals (New Orleans); Turning of the bones (Madagascar); Burial beads (South Korea); Fantasy coffins (Ghana); Lakota soul keepers (USA); Islamic funeral customs; death wailing; the people paid to weep; Swedish death cleaning; Green burials; and more Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth is the ultimate self-purchase, or gift, for anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective into the ways we process death as a society and as individuals.

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