Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Stephenson, Peter H., Ed.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Stephenson, Peter H., Ed.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v14 n2 p101-99 1983-84

Reviews research and presents case studies discussing aspects of suicide, death, and grief among the people of New Guinea, Vanuatu (a Canadian Hutterite colony), rural Tennessee, Ireland, and among American Indians. Rituals, myths, and legends are described in the eight articles of this special issue. (JAC)

Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Death, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Grief, Mythology, Social Behavior, State of the Art Reviews, Suicide

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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