Heaven and Hell: And Other Worlds of the DeadAlison Sheridan A wide-ranging survey of the beliefs behind cannibalism, mummification, cremation and internment and how human beings treat their dead, physically and spiritually, covering Peruvian mummy bundles, Mercedes-Benz coffins, Mexican 'Days of the Dead' skeletons and Viking boat burials. 200 color illustrations. |
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Acknowledgements | 5 |
Burke and Hare and | 12 |
Cremation in Scotland across four millennia | 18 |
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Africa afterlife Alison Sheridan amulets ancestors ancient Ancón animals Bill Manley boats body bones Buddhist burial buried Burke and Hare carved Catholic century ceremonies Chancay China Chinese Christian clothes coffin commemorative continuing corpse cremation dance Day of Judgement dead death deceased died dogs Edinburgh Egypt Elvis ensure eternal example existence festival figures Fred Abim funeral funerary grave haniwa Heaven heavenly Hell Hindu honour human illustrated images important individuals jade jade mountain journey kalou Ken Teague King Kuan Yin lekythoi living mask Mexico Mortsafe mourners mummy mummy bundles Museums of Scotland Muslim National Museums Nigeria Nuu-chah-nulth offerings Opposite otherworldly period person practice prayers protect pyre realm reincarnation represent resurrection rituals Ronald Hutton sacred second sight shaman shroud Sikh skulls society spirit world spirit-house status stone symbolic symbolise tablet Thunderbird tomb traditional Ulrike al-Khamis Underworld various vessels West Western Paradise wooden Zapotec