Death and the regeneration of life / edited by Maurice Bloch and Jonathan Parry.
| Other author | Bloch, Maurice. |
| Other author | Parry, Jonathan P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1982. |
| Description | x, 236 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Maurice Bloch and Jonathan Parry -- The dead and the devils among the Bolivian Laymi / Olivia Harris -- Sacrificial death and the necrophagous ascetic / Jonathan Parry -- Witchcraft, greed, cannibalism and death / Andrew Strathern -- Lugbara death / John Middleton -- Of flesh and bones / James L. Watson -- Social dimensions of death in four African hunting and gathering societies / James Woodburn -- Death, women, and power / Maurice Bloch. |
| Local note | Little-244024 - $9.95 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 82009467 |
| ISBN | 0521248752 |
| ISBN | 0521270375 (pbk.) |