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'A cross-cultural study of how religious practices--particular attitudes toward the dead seen in funerary rites, mortuary practices, and pilgrimage patterns-- have influenced the formation of cultural identity and social structures throughout world history'--Provided by the publisher.

Looks at ways the Irish have adapted, revived, and reinterpreted their religious past to create a uniquely Irish spirituality. (view table of contents)