Ritualizing the disposal of the deceased: from corpse to concept
Auteur :
McCorkle Jr., William W.
Éditeur :
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN :
9781433110108
Date de publication :
16 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,0 x 16,0 cm
Poids :
300 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Traces mortuary behavior from the early fossil record to modern religious contexts in diverse cultural settings. In this book, by using archival and ethnographic evidence from Buddhist traditions, the author offers the disparity between doctrines that contradict actual practices performed by Buddhists themselves.