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Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR). Deals with the preparation and conducting of funeral ceremonies; includes discussion of obituaries.

This little book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about the one certainty in all our lives - death. Within this volume are some horrible, unfortunate and downright ludicrous ends. Find out what body parts of the departed great and famous are still with us (and, in some cases, what they sold for). Learn of odd last requests, burials, epitaphs and death rites from around the world, as well as the strange fates of some cadavers - and a whole host of horrible tales about mummies, vampires, zombies, audo-icons and body-snatchers. An

Deze bundel in de reeks KADOC-studies verschijnt als vierde in een subreeks rond Levensrituelen. Eerder verschenen al Geboorte & doopsel (1996) , Het vormsel (1991) en Het huwelijk (2000) . Dit boek voltooit de serie en staat stil bij de laatste fase in de levensloop: dood en begrafenis. Het opzet van de subreeks bestond erin te beschrijven en na te gaan hoe, telkens bij de belangrijke scharniermomenten in de biografie van een persoon, rituelen worden aangewend die het uitzicht hebben van 'rites de passage'.De vraagstelling van Dood & begrafenis gaat uit van het fenomeen dat, in het vooruitzic

This book charts a significant aspect of European heritage: cemeteries. Cemeteries are nowadays considered as formal cultural sites and open-air museums attracting a great number of visitors; while cemetery records, memorial monuments, epitaph inscriptions and symbols provide useful data, attracting the interest of an increasing number of scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds. This collective volume consists of selected papers, presented at the ASCE (Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe) Conference: "Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art" organized by the Harokopio University of Athens-Greece on October 5-7 2017, aiming to highlight various cultural aspects of cemeteries. The authors present funerary art and its classical origin, investigate theoretical and historical approaches, plan cultural and educational routes, design technological applications concerning the use of cemeteries as cultural sites, and propose multiple ways for promoting cemetery heritage and public engagement; while the majority of the papers is based on field and archival research and is accompanied by original images. The multicultural character of death heritage is highlighted through the variety of case-studies presented in this volume, introducing different perspectives and interpretations on art, history, heritage and cultural tourism, laying the groundwork for the public discussion on our common heritage as appeared in cemeteries, appealing to both the wider public and the academic community.

The circumcision ritual of the Merina of Madagascar is seen by them primarily as a blessing, involving the transfer of the love and concern of the ancestors of their descendants. Yet the ritual ends in an act of ciolent wounding of the child. Similarily, while the ritual involves a symbolic assault on women, it is nonetheless welcomed by them as a mark of receiving the blessing of the ancestors. In this book, Maurice Bloch provides a detailed description and analysis of the Merina circumcision ritual today, offers an account of its history, and discusses the significance of his analysis for anthropological theories of ritual in general. Pursuing the theme of the combination of religious joy and illumination with violence, Professor Bloch explains how, at various times, the circumcision ceremony can be a familial ritual as well as glorification of a militarist and expansionist state, or associated with anti-colonial nationalism. Describing changes that have occurred in the form of the ritual over two centuries, Professor Bloch argues that in order to understand the properties of ritual in general, it is necessary to view it over a longer time scale than anthropologists have tended to do previously. Adopting such an historical perspective enables him to identify the stability of the Merina ritual's symbolic content, despite changes in its organisation, and dramatically changing politico-economic contexts. As well as presenting an original historical approach to the anthropological study of ritua;, Professor Bloch discusses a range of general theoretical issues, including the nature of ideology, and the relationship between images created in ritual and other types of knowledge. The book will appeal widely to scholars and students of anthropology, history, African studies, and comparative religion

Samaddar talks about a massive increase in the prices of petrol and cooking gas in India, which declared a withdrawal of the subsidy of cooking gas, and lifted restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail business. The promise was that during the earlier round of increases in the administered prices of petroleum and gas and discussion over the issue of FDI in retail trade, the Congress government at the Center had made a commitment to the effect that no decision in this regard would be taken without a consensus on the involved issues. Adapted from the source document.