Passages and Afterworlds: Anthropological Perspectives on Death in the Caribbean
(Part of the Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People Series)
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The contributors to Passages and Afterworlds explore death and its rituals across the Caribbean, drawing on ethnographic theories shaped by a deep understanding of the region's long history of violent encounters, exploitation, and cultural diversity. Examining the relationship between living bodies and the spirits of the dead, the contributors investigate the changes in cosmologies and rituals in the cultural sphere of death in relation to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1478000147
ISBN13:9781478000143
Release Date:December 2018
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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