Death Customs by Mayled Jon (4 results)

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Silver Burdett Press, copyright 1986, first published in 1986 by a Wayland (East Sussex) , Adapted and first published in the U. S. In 1987 by Silver Burdett, pictorial boards. Near Fine. 32 pages, unmarked. Brief descriptions of death customs of Buddhism, Chinese, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism, CHILDREN DEATH CUSTOMS; A5213 Chil Shlf; 32 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW copy. Illustrated boards/NF. First published 1986 in UK; this is the First American Edition. Religion & philosophy. Written for the young by Jon Mayled (1953 - ). The human who, by being born, meets with death. To be, and then, not to be. A mind-expanding introduction via worldwide funerary rites. 32 pgs w/color photos. Chapters on 1, Buddhism (decorated carriages anticipating reincarnation and Nirvana; 2, Chinese (accompanied w/offerings & fanfare to shoar to heavenly realms); 3, Christianity (uninion with God in the Kingdom of Heaven); 4, Hinduism (A ritual of gratitude reflecting belief in reincarnation); 5, Islam (Minded by the angel of death, On the Day Of Judgement, souls set to Hell or Paradise); 6, Judaism (After death, the soul goes to the "world to come [Olam Ha'ba); and, 7, Sikhism (No mourning; like Buddhists & Hindus, death brings one closer to God). Illustrated with photos; glossary to rear.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.