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  title info:
    title: Curious coffins and riveting rituals
    sub title: death practices around the world
  title info:
    title: Death practices around the world
  name:
    name part: Liak, YY
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author,
    role:
      role term: illustrator.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Cross-cultural studies
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: cau
    date issued: 2025
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 192 pages : illustrations.
  abstract: "Death comes for us all. But how do we meet it? What do we do with the bodies of our dead, and how do we grieve for or celebrate our loved ones after they die? In the pages of this modern-day memento mori, you will discover some of the world's most fascinating death rituals, rendered in colorful and compelling detail. From mummification in ancient Egypt and post-mortem photography in Victorian England to Ghana's fantasy coffins and the rise of the lucrative embalming industry in the United States, the vibrant visual profiles in this book explore how humans throughout time have buried, preserved, mourned, honored, and remembered our dead. Author-illustrator YY Liak tackles this thorny theme with a deep compassion for the universal experiences of loss and grief, and an intrepid interest in the unique mortuary practices that have arisen across continents, cultures, and millennia. Whether you're casually curious about the macabre, or intimately experienced with death and its attendant customs, experiencing the sheer diversity of rituals and traditions can help you develop and deepen your own. After all, death rituals aren't actually for the dead; they're for the living"--
  table of contents: Death: A prelude -- Dead: What happens to our bodies when we die? -- Very Dead: How do we remember our dead? -- Living: Notes on dying.
  note: [written and illustrated by] YY Liak.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    topic: Funeral rites and ceremonies
    genre: Cross-cultural studies
  subject:
    topic: Mourning customs
    genre: Cross-cultural studies
  subject:
    topic: Death
    topic: Religious aspects
  subject:
    topic: Funérailles
    topic: Rites et cérémonies
    genre: Études transculturelles
  subject:
    topic: Deuil
    topic: Coutumes
    genre: Études transculturelles
  subject:
    topic: Mort
    topic: Aspect religieux
  subject:
    topic: Death
    topic: Religious aspects
  subject:
    topic: Funeral rites and ceremonies
  subject:
    topic: Mourning customs
  classification: GN486 .L53 2025
  classification: 393/.93
  related item:
    identifier: (DLC) 2024061823
    identifier: (OCoLC)1483814503
  identifier: 9781797231143 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1797231146 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 9781797230047
  identifier: 1797230042
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: NhCcYBP
    record creation date: 251009
    record change date: 20251025234751.6
    record identifier: in00005667382
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng