Roy Rappaport argues that religion is central to the continuing evolution of life, although it has been been displaced from its original position of intellectua
Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a religious studies perspective, including a
Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclecti
Describing a great variety of funeral ritual from major world religions and from local traditions, this book shows how cultures not only cope with corpses but a