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Theories of Death: Cultural Perspectives by Kali Ma is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document provides an overview and introduction to a module on mapping mortality and examining the rhetoric and rituals of death across different traditions. It discusses several approaches to studying death, including those proposed by Aries, Baumann, Bloch, and others. Aries proposed that attitudes towards death have changed historically from being tame and familiar to being remote and denied. Baumann argued that all cultures seek to hide and control death through rituals and language. Bloch suggested

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Kali Ma

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