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Lonely Planet's Guide To Death Grief And Rebirth
Lonely Planet's Guide To Death Grief And Rebirth
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: an eye - opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's Weekly This illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die) well. Divided into four key chapters: Celebrating Commemorating Mourning and Offering readers will discover resting places burials rituals and symbols that have been associated with death throughout time. Inside Lonely Planet's Guide to Death Grief and Rebirth: Over 35 incredible customs from cultures and communities across the planet that explore our beliefs and traditions surrounding death grief and rebirth Special in - depth features examine elements of death in greater detail including: festivals and celebrations; remarkable catacombs; symbols of death and rebirth; the world's most impressive tombs Insightful first - person accounts and essays from locals discussing their relationship and experiences with death Vibrant illustrations and photography explain the customs and rituals in a gracious manner Themes and events featured within the book: Jazz funerals (New Orleans); Turning of the bones (Madagascar); Burial beads (South Korea); Fantasy coffins (Ghana); Lakota soul keepers (US a); Islamic funeral customs; death wailing; the people paid to weep; Swedish death cleaning; Green burials; and more Lonely Planet's Guide to Death Grief and Rebirth is the ultimate self - purchase or gift for anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective into the ways we process death as a society and as individuals.
Title: Lonely Planet's Guide To Death Grief And Rebirth
Author(s): Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Barcode: 9781837580057
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 7/2/2024
Series: Lonely Planet
Category: Places & Peoples: General & Pictorial Works
Description: an eye - opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's Weekly This illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die) well. Divided into four key chapters: Celebrating Commemorating Mourning and Offering readers will discover resting places burials rituals and symbols that have been associated with death throughout time. Inside Lonely Planet's Guide to Death Grief and Rebirth: Over 35 incredible customs from cultures and communities across the planet that explore our beliefs and traditions surrounding death grief and rebirth Special in - depth features examine elements of death in greater detail including: festivals and celebrations; remarkable catacombs; symbols of death and rebirth; the world's most impressive tombs Insightful first - person accounts and essays from locals discussing their relationship and experiences with death Vibrant illustrations and photography explain the customs and rituals in a gracious manner Themes and events featured within the book: Jazz funerals (New Orleans); Turning of the bones (Madagascar); Burial beads (South Korea); Fantasy coffins (Ghana); Lakota soul keepers (US a); Islamic funeral customs; death wailing; the people paid to weep; Swedish death cleaning; Green burials; and more Lonely Planet's Guide to Death Grief and Rebirth is the ultimate self - purchase or gift for anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective into the ways we process death as a society and as individuals.
Title: Lonely Planet's Guide To Death Grief And Rebirth
Author(s): Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Barcode: 9781837580057
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 7/2/2024
Series: Lonely Planet
Category: Places & Peoples: General & Pictorial Works