Death Rituals

by Sarah Machajewski

Death is as old as life itself, and the rituals accompanying it are about as old, too. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have ritualized death as a way of understanding it. Whether it was preserving a body for eternity or disposing of it completely to set the soul free, a culture's funerary customs reveal much about how its people viewed life and death. This text provides an age-appropriate examination of death rituals from cultures...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482414848
• ISBN13: 9781482414844
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6