[Linganth] talking to dead people

Thu Oct 4 20:43:49 UTC 2018

Semeretakis, N. *The Last Word: Women, Death, and Divination in Inner Mani*
U. of Chicago Press 1991

On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 2:22 AM Jack Sidnell <jack.sidnell at utoronto.ca>
wrote:

> See Merav Shohet’s recent article in American Ethnologist.
> "Two deaths and a funeral: Ritual inscriptions’ affordances for mourning
> and moral personhood in Vietnam"
> https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/amet.12599
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com_doi_abs_10.1111_amet.12599&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=Kel6hXD6dIaQwdVJZIsuuZ5YKdXFEvsfMBo6AMokRUs&e=>
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> Jack
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> On Oct 4, 2018, at 5:07 AM, Quinn, E Moore <QuinnE at cofc.edu> wrote:
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> Here are a few sources that might be useful:
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> https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=14685963413&searchurl=isbn%3D9789042005310%26sortby%3D20&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title2
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> Talking to the Dead: A Study of Irish Funerary Traditions (Paperback) by
> Nina Witoszek, Patrick F. Sheeran: Brill, Netherlands 9789042005310
> Paperback - The Book Depository
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.abebooks.co.uk_servlet_BookDetailsPL-3Fbi-3D14685963413-26searchurl-3Disbn-253D9789042005310-2526sortby-253D20-26cm-5Fsp-3Dsnippet-2D-5F-2Dsrp1-2D-5F-2Dtitle2&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=z4OFW2U8zD8ugEaUAUp4VrIDotngDmdClns1me0ov4I&e=>
> www.abebooks.co.uk
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.abebooks.co.uk_&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=P0sSFzAymrFSxLoo9cVqJ5MYRpG0MC0XqdWHJ272G8U&e=>
> on that at the end of the twentieth century the funerary sign continues to
> define Irish identity. For good and ill, it is the centre that holds.
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> https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-irish-way-of-life-with-death-1.1112734
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.irishtimes.com_news_the-2Dirish-2Dway-2Dof-2Dlife-2Dwith-2Ddeath-2D1.1112734&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=6W696PRO9A2yHVUnJ4Eo4J3m294onbCB8NYHuUMNOf0&e=>
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> The Irish way of life with death - Breaking News | Irish ...
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.irishtimes.com_news_the-2Dirish-2Dway-2Dof-2Dlife-2Dwith-2Ddeath-2D1.1112734&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=6W696PRO9A2yHVUnJ4Eo4J3m294onbCB8NYHuUMNOf0&e=>
> www.irishtimes.com
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> What has often been said of poets has long been true of Irish people
> generally: after death their reputation soars. Just think how many funerals
> you've been to where the deceased was "a great man ...
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> https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Dead-Religion-Memory-Geechee/dp/0822356740/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538643521&sr=8-2&keywords=talking+to+the+dead
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> Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory ...
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Talking-2DDead-2DReligion-2DMemory-2DGeechee_dp_0822356740_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F2-3Fie-3DUTF8-26qid-3D1538643521-26sr-3D8-2D2-26keywords-3Dtalking-2Bto-2Bthe-2Bdead&d=DwMGaQ&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=nvqEBC1_aYeDMX0xguXcCGBxaMdjhKkzTxref9QgX9A&m=svBHCxWzxQ0jrKCnEyXdvTdqteoqWWl0OUFd20eirC4&s=xIuUCRC72SAojwtta-PT6wXIEJMV-qNkB-UfIRXMEM0&e=>
> www.amazon.com
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> Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among
> Gullah/Geechee Women [LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant] on Amazon.com
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> *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Talking to the Dead is an ethnography
> of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. These
> women communicate with their ancestors through dreams
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> E. Moore Quinn, Ph.D.
> Professor of Anthropology
> Department of Sociology and Anthropology
> College of Charleston
> 66 George Street
> Charleston, SC 29424
> quinne at cofc.edu
> 843 953 7306
>
> *See my new book:*
> *Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing* (UK: CABI,
> 2018):
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> *From:* Linganth <linganth-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> on behalf
> of Rebecca Pardo <rebecca.pardo at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2018 4:10 AM
> *To:* Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group (
> LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org)
> *Subject:* [Linganth] talking to dead people
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm working at Facebook on the topic of Memorialization, or what happens
> to your profile and account when you die. This work involves understanding
> cultural and religious variation in conceptions of death, and also
> specifically the ways in which bereaved people communicate, or don't, with
> the deceased. Can anyone point me to research on how bereaved people
> interact with their lost loved ones? I am particularly interested in any
> work on direct address, but anything around this topic would be helpful.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rebecca
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