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Death and the afterlife
An exploration of the rituals, beliefs, art, and mythology humans have used to understand death and the afterlife examines a wide range of practices and traditions--Mexico's Day of the Dead, Victorian funeral customs, the Tibetan Book of the Dead,…
Imagining Karma: Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth
With Imagining Karma, Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the very first comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. Exploring in rich detail the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada,…
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
Originally written as letters to the Russki vyestnik, 1879-1880, then edited by M.Katkoff. Cf. Translator's preface.
Manu: A Study in Hindu Social Theory
Enlarged Edition