From here to eternity : traveling the world to find the good death / Caitlin Doughty ; illustrations by Landis Blair.
Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]Copyright date: ℗♭2017Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0393249891
- 9780393249897
- 363.7/5 23
- RA622 .D68 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248).
Describes death customs and rituals from around the world, exploring how they compare to the impersonal American system and how mourners respond best when they participate in caring for the deceased.