Citation

Reid J. Cult. Med. Psychiatry 1979; 3(4): 319-346.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

535408

Abstract

Anthropological studies of mortuary ceremonies have focused primarily on their social and structural correlates and functions. Little attention has been given to their role in facilitating the expression and resolution of grief by the bereaved. The elaborate and extended mortuary rites of the people of northeastern Arnhem Land, Australia (the "Murngin") have several characteristics which promote and structure the mourning process and facilitate the full reintegration of the bereaved into the social life of the community.

Language: en