Les Rites de l'au-delà. Afrique du Nord and even ancient China

and even ancient China

Ancient Coptic Monasteries

and sometimes their strangeness

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Les Rites de l'au-delà. Afrique du Nord and even ancient ChinaHumanity is defined by its relationship with death. Funeral rites are the trace of this essential relationship with the afterlife, which gives meaning to existence. Jean Pierre Mohen introduces us to them, in their richness, their variety, and sometimes their strangeness. From the Paleolithic to the beginnings of the Neolithic, via Egypt, Greece, ancient Rome, and even ancient China, to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; from Jericho to Easter