Buying an Afterlife: Mapping the Social Impact of Religious Beliefs through Consumer Death Goods
Choosing to have a body embalmed, the choice of interment locations and type, including the selection of a particular casket, are all deeply intertwined with various understandings of the afterlife, and views of the body after death. Consumer choices in these cases are often determined by imagined e...
Main Author: | Candi K. Cann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-08-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/9/167 |
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