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Etnografías de la muerte y las culturas en América Latina
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Juan Antonio Flores Martos |
La muerte ha sido convencionalmente pensada como una realidad única, como quizás uno de los pocos universales que afecta y homogeneiza por igual a los sujetos de diferentes tradiciones y orígenes. Es… |
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The right to die
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Kathlyn Gay |
A discussion of the debate concerning the right-to-die issue, including past and present views on euthanasia, the controversial subject of assisted suicide, and the legal ramifications. |
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Young people talk about death
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Mary McHugh |
Presents opinions and experiences of young people concerning death, aging, prolonging life by extraordinary means, suicide, burial, cremation, explaining death to children, and what happens when one … |
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Corpses, coffins, and crypts
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Penny Colman |
Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures. |
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A brief history of death
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Douglas James Davies |
The act of death itself and the rituals surrounding it vary enormously and shed a fascinating light on the cultures of which they are a part. In this brief and lively history, Douglas Davies -- inter… |
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The death rituals of rural Greece
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Loring M. Danforth |
This compelling text and dramatic photographic essay convey the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village--the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily… |
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