Sarah Machajewski
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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...