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cross-cultural perspectives on the social functions of death  

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  • Death occurs in all societies, yet it evokes an incredible variety of responses. At the moment of death, survivors in some societies remain rather calm, others cry, and still others mutilate their bodies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Social Functions of Death, Cross-Cultural Perspectives]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GP01LQDH-6

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