The living and the dead : social dimensions of death in South Asian religions / edited by Liz Wilson. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003. - xi, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - SUNY series in Hindu studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0791456781 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0791456773 (alk. paper)


Death--Religious aspects.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Asia.


South Asia--Religious life and customs.

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