Taboo After Death
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c2004.
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eVideo
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English
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 27, 2010.
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Description
Funerals are the most common death rituals in the world, but there are other ceremonies that involve the dead, often with very different purposes. For the Aghori mystics of India, the corpse isn't something to be avoided, but rather embraced. This program examines the ways in which cultures both foreign and familiar confront the ultimate taboo. From the practice of exhuming the bones of ancestors in Taiwan to that of embalming the deceased in the United States, the video shows how different societies deal with death and what this reveals about their values.
Target Audience
10 & up.
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Mode of access: Internet.
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System requirements: Access Video On Demand playback platform.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(20102004). Taboo: After Death . Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)20102004. Taboo: After Death. Infobase.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Taboo: After Death Infobase, 20102004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Taboo: After Death Infobase, 20102004.
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