Journeys of the soul : anthropological studies of death, burial, and reburial practices in Borneo / edited by William D. Wilder

Phillips, ME : Borneo Research Council, 2003. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 366 p.: ill., maps; 24 cm.Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Death among the Rungus Momogun of Sabah, Malaysia: the dissolution of personhood and dispersion of the multiple souls and spiritual counterparts / George N. Appell and Laura W.R. Appell -- Pillars of faith: souls, fertility and mortuary rituals among the Punan Bah of Central Borneo -- a preliminary analysis / Ida Nicolaisen -- Transformation of self and community in Saribas Iban death rituals / Clifford Sather -- Gender complementarity and death among the Kelabit / Matthew Amster -- Cremation, abandonment and burial: Bidayuh mortuary practices and their interpretations / Pamela Lindell. Subjects: Death Social aspects Borneo.Funeral rites and ceremonies Borneo.Burial Borneo. Genre:Bibliography. Illustrated.