Death and the Regeneration of Life by Jonathan Parry, Maurice Bloch

Death and the Regeneration of Life

Jonathan Parry, Maurice Bloch

248 pages first pub 1982 (editions)

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It is a classical anthropological paradox that symbols of rebirth and fertility are frequently found in funerary rituals throughout the world. The original essays collected here re-examine this phenomenon through insights from China, India, New Gu...

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