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Look at the Sky
Death in Cultures Around the World
Shawn Haley

Chapter One: Introduction

Animals and Death
The Beginnings
Death and Dreams
The Cult of Decay
The Prospect of Death

Chapter Two: What is Death?

Medical/Clinical Death
Other Definitions
Why Death
The Causes of Death
Death Claims us All

Chapter Three: What Dies - What Lives On

Suicide and Euthanasia
The End of It All
Body and Souls
The Soul's Appearance
The Souls' Residence in the Body
Two Entities

Chapter Four: Preparing the Body

Decomposition
Body Preparation
Embalming
No Preparation
Cleaning and Dressing
Decorating/Painting
The Body in State
Defleshing
Mummification

Chapter Five: Disposing of the Deceased

The Western Funeral
Background to the Modern Funeral
The Coffin
The Hearse
The Headstone
The Burial Plot
Earth Burial and Cremation
Variations
Body to Science
Cryonics
Entombment
Other Disposal Techniques
Excarnation (Dumping for Scavengers)
Cremation
In-Ground Burial
Tombs and Crypts
Burial Above Ground
Water Burial
Secondary Burial
The Feast of the Dead
Cannibalism
Head Hunting
Preservation
Companions
Grave Goods
Final Resting Place

Chapter Six: A Time to Mourn

Public Mourning
Placating the Spirits
Private Grief
The Funeral Rite

Chapter Seven: Where Do We Go From Here

Christian Concepts
Other Concepts
Cessation of Existence/Eternal Sleep
Alteration in Form
Reincarnation
The Test
The Journey
The Final Destination
Residence in Objects
Why an Afterlife

Chapter Eight: Still With Us

The Resurrection Men
Modern Dissection
The Dead as Accuser
Corpses for Magic and Medicine
The Living Dead
Zombies
Vampires
Spirits and Ghosts
Evil Ghosts
Helpful Ghosts and Ancestor Worship
All Saints' Day/Halloween
The Day of the Dead
Interaction

Chapter Nine: The Living and the Dead

The Dead Body
The Deceased Soul
The Living
A Final Observation

References Cited

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