{"product_id":"lonely-planets-guide-death-grief-rebirth","title":"Lonely Planets Guide\/death Grief Rebirth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ean eye-opening tour of the varied ways cultures grapple with what lies beyond\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003e Publisher''s Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illuminating book reveals how cultures and communities around the world grieve their loved ones - with lessons we can all learn from to help us all live (and die) well.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four key chapters: Celebrating, Commemorating, Mourning, and Offering, readers will discover resting places, burials, rituals, and symbols that have been associated with death throughout time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonely Planet''s Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOver 35 incredible customs from cultures and communities across the planet \u003c\/b\u003ethat explore our beliefs and traditions surrounding death, grief, and rebirth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpecial in-depth features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamine elements of death in greater detail including\u003c\/b\u003e: festivals and celebrations; remarkable catacombs; symbols of death and rebirth; the world''s most impressive tombs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInsightful first-person accounts and essays from locals \u003c\/b\u003ediscussing their relationship and experiences with death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVibrant illustrations and photography\u003c\/b\u003e explain the customs and rituals in a gracious manner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThemes and events featured within the book: \u003c\/b\u003eJazz funerals (New Orleans); Turning of the bones (Madagascar); Burial beads (South Korea); Fantasy coffins (Ghana); Lakota soul keepers (USA); Islamic funeral customs; death wailing; the people paid to weep; Swedish death cleaning; Green burials; and more \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonely Planet''s Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate self-purchase, or gift, for anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective into the ways we process death as a society and as individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399305044350,"sku":"NW9781837580057","price":16.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781837580057.jpg?v=1778602641","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/lonely-planets-guide-death-grief-rebirth","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}