Encyclopedia of cremation [electronic resource] / edited by Douglas J. Davies with Lewis H. Mates.
2005
GT3330 .E53 2005eb
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Encyclopedia of cremation [electronic resource] / edited by Douglas J. Davies with Lewis H. Mates.
ISBN
9781849728126 (electronic book)
1849728127 (electronic book)
9780754637738
0754637735
1849728127 (electronic book)
9780754637738
0754637735
Publication Details
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2005.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 488 p). : ill
Call Number
GT3330 .E53 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
393/.2/03
Summary
The Encyclopedia of Cremation is the first major reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. Tracing ancient and classical cremation sites, historical and contemporary cremation processes and procedures of both scientific and legal kind, the encyclopedia also includes sections on specific cremation rituals, architecture, art and text.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Davies, Douglas James.
Mates, Lewis H.
Mates, Lewis H.
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