Grief as social experience: Death and bereavement in Lihir, Papua New Guinea

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-297

  Hemer, Susan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 78649558258     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2010.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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