| Description |
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [223] - 224) and index. |
| Contents |
The beginning or the end : ideas of afterlife -- Ancient funerary rites -- Death and judgment -- The ancestors at hand -- The demanding dead -- Towards modernity, the Western tradition -- A world of rituals -- Death, present and future. |
| Note |
Translation by Bellona Spółka Akcyjna. |
| Subject |
Death.
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Burial -- History.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- History.
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| Added Title |
History of death Polish
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Burial customs and funeral rites, from the ancient world to modern times |
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Zwyczaje i rytuały pogrzebowe od starożytności do czasów współczesnych |
| ISBN |
9788311116160: $20.40 |
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8311116164: $20.40 |
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