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Erickson, Lori, author.
Subjects
Burial -- History.
Cemeteries -- History.
Death -- Religious aspects.
Death -- History.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- History.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages.
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Near the exit : trav...
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Near the exit : travels with the not-so-grim reaper / Lori Erickson.
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Erickson, Lori, author.
Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2019]
Subjects
Burial -- History.
Cemeteries -- History.
Death -- Religious aspects.
Death -- History.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- History.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages.
ISBN:
9780664265670 (paperback ; alk. paper)
0664265677 (paperback ; alk. paper)
Description:
171 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
A tutorial in death -- In the field of reeds: Egypt -- God's waiting room: nursing homes -- Joining the ancestors: among the Maori in New Zealand -- Entering the shadowlands: hospice -- Descending the nine layers: with the Aztecs and the Mayans -- Crossing the Jordan: funerals -- With the gurus on the mountain top: Crestone, Colorado -- Resting in peace: graveyards -- Welcoming sister death: Rome and Assisi.
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Near the exit examines how different cultures confront and have confronted death.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
236.1 Er
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236.1 Er
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