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ANTH/PSYC 338: Death and Dying: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

An interdiciplinary, cross-cultural study of the research and theory of death and dying, exploring cultural, historical, and contemporary issues.

Burial and Funeral Customs

Attending a Muslim Funeral: A Guide for Non-Muslims - (Muslim Burial Council, UK)
Burial Customs and Cemeteries in North American History - (US Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Chineses Funeral Customs - (Chinaculture.org)
- "Under the guidance of the Ministry of Culture, Chinaculture.org was developed and is maintained by Chinadaily.com.cn."
Cultural and Religious Funeral Customs - (Selected Independent Funeral Homes)
e.g. Hindu, Muslim, Lakota, Jewish, Hmong, buddhist, Mormon ...
Death Through the Ages
Funerals, Burials, and Mourning: Christian - (Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri)
Guide to a Proper Buddhist Funeral
The Irish Wake: RIP.ie the End of Life Matters - (Ireland)
Jewish Funeral Customs : Saying Goodbye to a Loved One - (The Jewish Federations of North America)
Jewish Funerals, Burials, and Mourning - (Gamliel Institute)
Jewish Life : Jewish funeral Customs - (Jewish Federaton of North America)
Mummification - Ancient Egypt
Reverent Remembering: Honouring the Dead - (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington)

Other Web Resources

Art & Death in the Middle Ages
Euthanasia.com
- a list of links to various websites, articles, facts, and other resources
MedlinePlus: End of Life Issues - (National Library of Medicine, US)
On Our Own Terms - Bill Moyers
- a 4 part series about grief, mortality, caregiving and afterlife
To Death and Back - PBS series
With Eyes Wide Open Caregiving - PBS
- produced by KQED, San Francisco
Yahoo Directory: Death & Dying

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