Mortuary Ritual of the Badagas of Southern India : Fieldiana, Anthropology, New Series, No. 32

By Hockings, Paul

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Title:	Mortuary Ritual of the Badagas of Southern India : Fieldiana, Anthropology, New Series, No. 32
Author:	Hockings, Paul
Volume:	Fieldiana, Anthropology, new series, No. 32
Language:	English
Subject:	Badaga (Indic people) -- Funeral customs and rites, Badaga (Indic people) -- Religion, Funeral rites and ceremonies -- India Nilgiri Hills
Collections:	Biodiversity Heritage Library Collection
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Publisher:	Chicago, Illinois; Field Museum of Natural History Press


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Fieldiana series has been published as Anthropological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Anthropology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-); The Badagas -- The ebb of life -- Preparation for a funeral: The moments before death -- Preparation for the ceremony -- The funeral: Taking away the corpse -- Display of the corpse -- The procession -- Badaga funerals: a photo essay -- The ultimate separation: Burial of the dead -- Cremation -- Concluding remarks -- Commemoration of the ancestors -- Funeral symbolism: some conclusions; Nilgiri Hills (India) -- Religious life and customs

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