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Mortuary ritual of the Badagas of Southern India
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Mortuary ritual of the Badagas of Southern India

Author: Paul Hockings
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Field Museum of Natural History, ©2001.
Series: Fieldiana., Anthropology,, new ser., no. 32; Publication, 1512
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Paul Hockings
OCLC Number: 46705193
Notes: "February 28, 2001."
Description: x, 72 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: The Badagas -- The ebb of life -- Preparation for a funeral: The moments before death -- Preparation for the ceremony -- The funeral: Taking away the corpse -- Display of the corpse -- The procession -- Badaga funerals: a photo essay -- The ultimate separation: Burial of the dead -- Cremation -- Concluding remarks -- Commemoration of the ancestors -- Funeral symbolism: some conclusions.
Series Title: Fieldiana., Anthropology,, new ser., no. 32; Publication, 1512
Responsibility: Paul Hockings.

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