Acknowledgements |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (20) |
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`Resurrectionists' in eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland |
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10 | (2) |
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Burke and Hare and the Arthur's Seat coffins |
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12 | (2) |
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Mummification in ancient Egypt |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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Cremation in Scotland across four millennia |
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18 | (2) |
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Classical Greek and Roman cremation |
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20 | (2) |
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Scaffold and tree burials in the American West |
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22 | (2) |
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Back to nature: Oronsay around 4000 BCE |
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24 | (1) |
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Australian Aboriginal log coffins |
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25 | (1) |
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Veikanikani -- religiously sanctioned cannibalism in Fiji |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (24) |
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Taking leave of the living: the Scottish lykewake |
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30 | (2) |
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`A Decent Funeral': traditional Scottish practice |
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32 | (2) |
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Going out in style: fantasy coffin funerals in Ghana |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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Mexican spirit guide dogs |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (2) |
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Protective ancestral spirits in Borneo |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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Sustenance for the spirit |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (30) |
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Haniwa: ancient Japanese tomb figures |
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54 | (2) |
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Ancient Chinese tomb guardian figures |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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Egyptian tomb guardians and amulets |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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Ancient Chinese grave goods |
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64 | (2) |
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Companions of the dead in ancient West Mexico |
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66 | (2) |
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Companions of the dead: Chancay grave figures |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (2) |
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High status grave goods in Central and South America |
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72 | (2) |
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Peruvian mummy bundles and the Ancon necropolis |
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74 | (2) |
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The Whithorn bishops' graves |
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76 | (2) |
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A traditional shroud from Barra |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (26) |
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Christian Heaven and Hell |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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Jewish beliefs about death |
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88 | (1) |
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Reincarnation and liberation: Hindu beliefs |
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89 | (1) |
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An image of the `Western Paradise' |
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90 | (2) |
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Kuan Yin, Queen of Heaven |
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92 | (2) |
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Tibetan Tantric Buddhist beliefs |
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94 | (2) |
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The Egyptian `Book of the Dead' |
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96 | (2) |
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Appeasing the lonely ancestors: si galegale funerary puppets in Sumatra |
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98 | (2) |
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Important Indonesian ancestors: tau tau figures |
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100 | (2) |
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The ancestors in West and Central Africa |
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102 | (2) |
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Reincarnation beliefs in West Africa |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (48) |
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Thunderbird transformation mask and costume |
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110 | (2) |
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Shamans and belief systems in the Far North |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (2) |
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Entering the spirit world |
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116 | (2) |
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Burekalou and lialiakau: conduits for the speaking dead in Fiji |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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Scottish charms and amulets |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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Intercession in popular Muslim belief |
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125 | (1) |
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Spirit creatures in Central and South America |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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Jewish memorial traditions |
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130 | (1) |
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Hindu and Sikh death anniversary ceremonies |
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131 | (1) |
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A Chinese ancestral tablet |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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Communicating with the dead in Africa |
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136 | (2) |
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Ancient Egyptian funerary stelae |
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138 | (2) |
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New Ireland malagan ceremonies |
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140 | (2) |
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Ancient Greek and Roman festivals of remembrance |
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142 | (2) |
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The Mexican `Days of the Dead' |
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144 | (2) |
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Deconstructing Hallowe'en |
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146 | (2) |
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Aloalo: tomb sculptures from Madagascar |
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148 | (2) |
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Diaspora in the graveyard |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (9) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (2) |
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