From Here to Eternity
by Caitlin Doughty
Doughty travels to Indonesia, Mexico, Japan, Bolivia and elsewhere to see how other cultures handle the dead, and finds American practice strange by comparison. Curious and respectful.
Read it if…
you want perspective on death practices from around the world.
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Skip it if…
you want the memoir; read Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
Try instead: Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) →
Three things you will actually use
- Our customs are not the default.
- Participation eases grief.
- Ritual matters.
Do this first
Read the Japan chapter on bone-picking.
Our verdict
Respectful world tour.
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