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Jack Goody
Death and the Ancestors [PDF ebook]
A Study of the Mortuary Customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa

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Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book, the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. First published in 1962.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 480 ● ISBN 9781136528774 ● Utgivare Taylor and Francis ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 6 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2832916 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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