Departing from a persisting current in Western thought, which conceives of time in the abstract, and often reflects upon death as occupying a space at life”s margins, this book begins from position that it is in fact through the material and perishable world that we experience time. As such, it is with death and our encounters with it, that form the basis of human conceptions of time. Presenting rich, interdisciplinary empirical studies of death rituals and practices across the globe, from the US and Europe, Asia, The Middle East, Australasia and Africa, Taming Time, Timing Death explores the manner in which social technologies and rituals have been and are implemented to avoid, delay or embrace death, or communicate with the dead, thus informing and manifesting humans” understanding of time. It will therefore be of interest to scholars and students of anthropology, philosophy, sociology and social theory, human geography and religion.
Dorthe Refslund Christensen & Rane Willerslev
Taming Time, Timing Death [PDF ebook]
Social Technologies and Ritual
Taming Time, Timing Death [PDF ebook]
Social Technologies and Ritual
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格式 PDF ● 网页 286 ● ISBN 9781317046813 ● 编辑 Dorthe Refslund Christensen & Rane Willerslev ● 出版者 Taylor and Francis ● 发布时间 2016 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4871262 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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