Tables of Contents for Celebrations of Death

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List of illustrations

Preface

Introduction to the second edition

1. Preliminaries

Part I. Universals and Culture: 2. Emotional reactions to death

3. Symbolic associations of death

Part II. Death as Transition: 4. The living and the dead: a re-examination of Hertz

5. Death rituals and life values: rites of passage reconsidered

Part III. The Royal Corpse and the Body Politic: 6. The dead king

7. The immortal kingship

Part IV. Seeing Ourselves Anew: 8. American deathways

Bibliography

Index.