Death and the Regeneration of Life

by Jonathan Parry

Book Overview

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 Guinea, Latin America, and Africa. The contributors, each a specialist in one of these areas, have worked in close collaboration to produce a genuinely innovative theoretical approach to the study of the symbolism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521270375
• ISBN13: 9780521270373
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"