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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Les Bangangté de l'ouest-Cameroun Les Bangangté de l'ouest-Cameroun Thomas Tchatchoua Ce livre se veut une agréable plongée dans l'univers fabuleux, riche et extraordinaire de l'histoire et des traditions d'un peuple africain. L'auteur conte l'Afrique noire dans ses us et coutumes, da… OL13851398W
Death Death Sarah Levette Looks at the way death is marked by different religions. OL24179398W
Widow's weeds and weeping veils Widow's weeds and weeping veils Bernadette Loeffel Atkins During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the … OL29233731W
What we do when someone dies What we do when someone dies Caroline Arnold Explains different customs of dealing with death and remembering the dead, such as funerals, burials, cremation, mourning, wills, and memorials. OL34630W
Journey's end Journey's end Anita Ganeri Introduces the rites and rituals surrounding death in the six major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. OL442855W
Ghost wings Ghost wings Barbara M. Joosse While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies. OL547289W