Name: The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India's Major Faiths
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Author: Dewan, Minakshi
ISBN: 9789356994782

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The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India's Major Faiths

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Physical Book

Author

Minakshi Dewan

Publisher

HarperCollins India

Language

English

Pages

312

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9789356994782

Synopsis "The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India's Major Faiths"

What are the beliefs associated with death in India? How do final rites and rituals reveal the misogyny and caste-based discrimination that plague the country? Who are the people involved in managing the deceased and laying them to rest? What are the economic and environmental costs of saying that final goodbye? Powerful and enlightening, The Final Farewell offers a glimpse into a world that is misunderstood and feared.With compassion and sensitivity, Minakshi Dewan explores the many ways in which some of the country's major faiths treat the dead: this includes avoidance of human remains, believed by some to be spiritual pollutants; the worship of bodies at the pyre; professional mourners hired to wail loudly for the dead; and musicians devoted to celebrating life at funerals.

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