Death and the regeneration of life - Bloch, Maurice; Parry, Jonathan P. (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982)
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.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Keywords: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Death; Religion; Fertility cults