Death & Dying in Global Persp

Catalog description

A comparative, anthropological examination of customs, practices, and beliefs surrounding life and death. What constitutes life? What determines well-being? How are these measured? Likewise, what constitutes a good or bad death, by what medical definition, and according to what rituals and beliefs? Practices related to grieving, memorializing the deceased, and handling of bodies will be investigated in order to understand their origins and consequences in social life.