Death in Benares
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Jonathan Parry's "Death in Benares" is a seminal anthropological study of death, ritual, and social organization in the Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi (Benares), India.
The book explores the intricate relationships between death, cosmology, kinship, and caste.
Parry examines the cultural practices surrounding death and cremation on the banks of the Ganges River.
He analyzes how these practices reflect and reinforce social hierarchies and religious beliefs.
The study provides deep insights into the ways death shapes and is shaped by the socio-cultural landscape of Varanasi, offering a nuanced understanding of Hindu traditions and societal structures.
The book explores the intricate relationships between death, cosmology, kinship, and caste.
Parry examines the cultural practices surrounding death and cremation on the banks of the Ganges River.
He analyzes how these practices reflect and reinforce social hierarchies and religious beliefs.
The study provides deep insights into the ways death shapes and is shaped by the socio-cultural landscape of Varanasi, offering a nuanced understanding of Hindu traditions and societal structures.
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Mentioned by Ruth Toulson as a book that changed her life as an undergraduate.
Ruth E. Toulson, "Necropolitics of the Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore" (U Washington Press, 2024)
