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- an eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond - Publisher's WeeklyThis 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.
- Author(s): Lonely Planet
- 240 Pages
- Travel, Special Interest
- Series Name: Lonely Planet
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About the Book
Through the four themes of celebrating, commemorating, mourning and offering, we illuminate more than 35 life-affirming traditions. Along the way, we'll highlight places and festivals that can be visited, such as Mexico's Day of the Dead and the catacombs of Paris. Local contributors provide personal perspective on many customs, revealing how they can help us all live (and die) well.Book Synopsis
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 featuresexamine 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.
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an eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond. Readers will be glad to take the trip
--Publisher's Weekly
Dimensions (Overall): 8.55 Inches (H) x 6.81 Inches (W) x .97 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Lonely Planet
Sub-Genre: Special Interest
Genre: Travel
Number of Pages: 240
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Lonely Planet
Language: English
Street Date: July 2, 2024
TCIN: 88787801
UPC: 9781837580057
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-9324
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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