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RE 202 Death, Dying & Beyond

Examines the practice of death and dying from a cross-cultural perspective. Studies archaeological evidence for funeral rites and beliefs of an afterlife from pre-history. Compares and contrasts the American “way of death” with diverse religions such as Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism, exotic archaic cultures such as the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and indigenous groups from North America, Africa, and Indonesia.