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Death in Banaras (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)
by Jonathan P. Parry
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- ISBN-13: 9780521460743
- ISBN: 0521460743
- Edition: Cambridge Edition. ""Special edition for sale in South Asia only. Not for export elsewhere"".
- Publication Date: 1994
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The Indian city of Banaras attracts pilgrims and mourners from across the Hindu world. It is a place to die, to dispose of the physical remains of the deceased, and to perform various mortuary rites. This book is about the various sacred specialists who serve the dead: how they organise their business, represent death, and interpret the rituals over which they preside.Jonathan P. Parry is the author of 'Death in Banaras (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521460743 and ISBN 0521460743.
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