Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth
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2024
Lonely Planet Global Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83758-005-7 (ISBN)
Lonely Planet Global Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83758-005-7 (ISBN)
Discover more than 35 fascinating customs around death, grief, and rebirth, from Mexico’s Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) to Tibetan sky burials. Find special in-depth features on festivals, celebrations, and catacombs, plus first-person essays, respectful photography, and illustrations that reveal how the world honours the passing of loved ones.
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 (USA); 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.
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 (USA); 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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Lonely Planet |
| Verlagsort | Dublin 8 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 753 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83758-005-7 / 1837580057 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83758-005-7 / 9781837580057 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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