Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death /

This is an edited volume of approximately 17 essays that deal with various types of spontaneous shrines and other, related public memorializations of death. The articles address events such as New York after 9/11; roadside crosses, and the use of 'Day of the Dead' altars to bring attention...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Santino, Jack (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:	Social Sciences. Anthropology. Cultural Anthropology. Personality and Social Psychology. Social Anthropology. Sociology, general. Ethnology. Personality. Social psychology. Social sciences. Sociology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book