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International Handbook of Funeral Customs
International Handbook of Funeral Customs Author:Kodo Matsunami This handbook explores the current cultural and religious customs concerning death, burial, and mourning in countries throughout the world, and covers all the major religions. At present there are more than 190 independent countries in the world, and the funeral practices in each are closely related to the culture, history and geography of the c... more »ountry concerned. Matsunami examines the ways people living around the world deal with the death of a loved one, and what kind of post-morten arrangements are made. In doing so, he provides a better understanding of the world's cultures by viewing people's individual and collective behavior when it comes to funeral customs.« less