funeral rites and ceremonies

Explores the origin, historical or religious significance, and practice of funeral ceremonies in different cultures around the world.

Presents a novel about high school football in a small Texas town, a place in which football has become a religion.

A 1930 study which examines the similarities and differences between burial rites and their associated ideas in Melanesia, Australia, Northeast Siberia, and India.

Five-year-old Emily tries to understand her grandfather's death by exploring the Christian and Jewish rituals that her family practices during and after his funeral.

Gives an overview of what a funeral is, why our culture holds them, and what might happen at one.

Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.

"Describes history of mummies of ancient Egypt"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a floor plan of King Tutankhamun's tomb as it looked when it was first built in ancient Egypt, and provides more in-depth information about specific chambers,stairways, shrines, and treasures found in the tomb. Includes a time line and glossary.

Discusses the role of pharoahs, priests, gods, goddesses, and various other official figures in ancient Egyptian society, and explains the rituals practiced when death occurred.

Illustrations and simple text describe how the pyramids were built and the significance of the treasures found in the tombs in ancient Egypt's Valley of the Kings.