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Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth


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Lonely Planet's Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth 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 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.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9781837580057
Publication date: 12th July 2024
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 272 pages
Series: Lonely Planet
Genres: Places and peoples: general and pictorial works