International Handbook Of Funeral Customs
This handbook explores the 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 country concerned. Matsunami examines the ways people living around the world deal with the death of a loved one, and what kind of post-mortem arrangements are...
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Explores the current cultural and religious customs concerning death, burial, and mourning in countries throughout the world, and covers all the major religions. Booknews Information on the various funeral customs in the world, particularly those conducted by people who were acquainted with the deceased. Matsunami (international cultural studies, Ueno Gakuen U., Japan) began collecting the information after he was asked to hold memorial services for fatalities from several major plane crashes, and mediated between survivors of many countries and cultures and the airline companies over appropriate measures to be taken. He considers the continents one by one, and the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States. He describes the legal requirements as well. Indexed only by country and territory. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrologueIntroductionAsiaOceaniaAfricaMiddle EastEuropeCommonwealth of Independent StatesNorth and Central AmericaSouth AmericaEpilogueSelected BibliographyIndex of Country and Territory Names
\ BooknewsInformation on the various funeral customs in the world, particularly those conducted by people who were acquainted with the deceased. Matsunami (international cultural studies, Ueno Gakuen U., Japan) began collecting the information after he was asked to hold memorial services for fatalities from several major plane crashes, and mediated between survivors of many countries and cultures and the airline companies over appropriate measures to be taken. He considers the continents one by one, and the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States. He describes the legal requirements as well. Indexed only by country and territory. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
