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Part I Making Sense of Death Management Practices |
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1 Death and Dying in Social Context |
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3 | (20) |
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Burial and Mortuary Customs |
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3 | (1) |
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The Sociological Imagination |
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4 | (1) |
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The Social Nature of Death and Dying |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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The Role of the Community |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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Bonding and Relationships |
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13 | (1) |
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Dying, Death, and Meaning |
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14 | (1) |
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Symbols of Dying and Death |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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2 Death Management Practices |
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23 | (20) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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The Emergence of Civilizations |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (2) |
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Funerals and Their Alternatives |
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31 | (1) |
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Methods of Disposal of the Dead |
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32 | (3) |
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Rituals and Meaning Making |
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35 | (1) |
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Funerals as a Source of Solace |
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36 | (1) |
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Cultural Variations in Burial Practices |
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37 | (1) |
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American Indian Disposal Practices |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (4) |
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Part II The Role of Religion |
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43 | (6) |
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The Historical Development of Christianity |
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43 | (1) |
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The Impact of the Romans on Christianity |
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44 | (2) |
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The Christian Approach to Death |
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46 | (1) |
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Christian Approaches to Disposing of the Dead |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (6) |
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Islam in Historical Context |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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Muslim Death Management Practices |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (6) |
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Judaism in Historical Context |
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55 | (2) |
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Jewish Disposal Practices |
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57 | (1) |
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The Sociopolitical Context of Judaism |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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6 Other Religions and None |
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61 | (10) |
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61 | (2) |
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Common Themes Across Religions |
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63 | (1) |
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Spirituality Beyond Religion |
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63 | (1) |
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Death, Dying, and Spirituality |
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64 | (1) |
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Identity and Connectedness |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (4) |
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Part III African Disposal and Bereavement Practices |
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71 | (8) |
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Egypt in International Context |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Ancient Egyptian Death Customs |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (6) |
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Nubia in Historical Context |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Nubian Death Management Practices |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (6) |
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Ghana in International Context |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Akan Death Management Practices |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (8) |
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Zimbabwe in International Context |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Zimbabwean Death Management Practices |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (3) |
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Part IV Asian Disposal and Bereavement Practices |
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99 | (8) |
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Japan in International Context |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Japanese Death Management Practices |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (6) |
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China in International Context |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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Chinese Death Management Practices |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (8) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Hmong Death Management Practices |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (8) |
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India in International Context |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Hindu Death Management Practices |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (4) |
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Part V European Disposal and Bereavement Practices |
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129 | (8) |
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Wales in International Context |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (8) |
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Ireland in International Context |
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137 | (1) |
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Ireland in Historical Context |
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137 | (4) |
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Irish Death Management Practices |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (8) |
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England in International Context |
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145 | (1) |
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England in Historical Context |
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146 | (3) |
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The English Population Today |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (6) |
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Scandinavia in Global Context |
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153 | (1) |
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Scandinavian Death Management Practices |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (8) |
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Poland in International Context |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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Part VI North and South American Disposal and Bereavement Practices |
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167 | (6) |
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American Indians in International Context |
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167 | (1) |
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American Indian Death Management Practices |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (6) |
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Who Were the Mound Builders? |
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173 | (2) |
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Mound Building as a Death Management Practice |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (6) |
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179 | (4) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (6) |
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185 | (3) |
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Aztec Death Management Practices |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (6) |
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The Incas in Historical Context |
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191 | (1) |
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Inca Culture and Civilization |
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192 | (1) |
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Inca Death Management Practices |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (6) |
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197 | (2) |
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Dine Death Management Practices |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (8) |
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203 | (3) |
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Lakota Death Management Practices |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (3) |
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Part VII Oceanic Disposal and Bereavement Practices |
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27 Samoa, Hawaii, and Other Islands |
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211 | (6) |
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Samoa and Hawaii in International Context |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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Island Death Management Practices |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (6) |
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New Zealand in International Context |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Maori Death Management Practices |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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29 Australian Aboriginal Peoples |
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223 | (10) |
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Australian Aboriginal Peoples in Context |
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223 | (1) |
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Australian Aboriginal Culture |
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224 | (3) |
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Australian Aboriginal Death Practices |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (4) |
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Part VIII The Social Challenges of Death |
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233 | (14) |
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233 | (1) |
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The Progressive-Regressive Method |
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234 | (1) |
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Globalization and Commercialization |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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The Sequestration of Deaths |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
Afterword |
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247 | (6) |
Index |
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