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Funeral Pyres

Funeral Pyres is a ritual practice in the broader category of death disposal methods, distinguished by the combustion of a deceased body on an elevated wooden structure as a culturally prescribed means of facilitating spiritual transition and public mourning.

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Authors

16

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2017–2026

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Publications

22

Bone Fragment Size in British Cremation Burials and its Implications for Pyre Technology and Ritual

Jacqueline I. McKinley · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1994 · 109 citations

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Deathscapes in diaspora: contesting space and negotiating home in contexts of post-migration diversity

Alistair Hunter · Social & Cultural Geography · 2015 · 104 citations · Full text

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Organizing Against Violence: Strategies of the Indian Women's Movement

Mary Fainsod Katzenstein · Pacific Affairs · 1989 · 80 citations

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Funeral Pyres in South Asia: Brown Carbon Aerosol Emissions and Climate Impacts

Rajan K. Chakrabarty, Shamsh Pervez, Judith C. Chow et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · 2013 · 80 citations

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Religion and Rajput Women: The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Narratives

Donna Chirico-Rosenberg, Lindsey Harlan · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1993 · 77 citations

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Authors

31

  1. SP
    Shamsh Pervez

    Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, India

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  2. LH
    Lindsey Harlan

    2 publications · 88 citations

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  3. SD
    Shippi Dewangan

    Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, India

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  4. RK
    Rajan K. Chakrabarty

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  5. JI
    Jacqueline I. McKinley

    National Museums Scotland, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 134 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. Desert Research Institute

    Reno, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    430 citations

  2. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

    Raipur, India

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    190 citations

  3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

    Chandigarh, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Wiltshire Council

    Trowbridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    109 citations

  5. University of the Sunshine Coast

    Sunshine Coast, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  6. H.Buniatian Institute of Biochemistry

    Yerevan, Armenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    80 citations

  7. Nevada System of Higher Education

    Reno, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    400 citations

  8. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Archaeological Science

    2 publications · 146 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. Antiquity

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. Atmospheric Pollution Research

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. Phoenix

    1 publications · 19 citations

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