The social agency of dead bodies

Mortality

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 308-322

  Harper, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Alfred Gell; Dead body; Death ritual; Intentional psychology; Viewing practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049500334     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2010.513163     Document Type: Article

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