Death, Life and Laughter

Birth, death and the rituals that take us from one to the other tell us a lot about humanity and our quest to understand ourselves. Cross-disciplinary analyses of the life-course have generated the most profound insights into religion and spirituality. Douglas Davies' work is a rare example of this kind of scholarship, challenging the boundaries that separate theology from the social sciences and that divide academia from public life. Featuring essays by renowned international scholars, this book is a tribute to his work and a critical commentary on the questions that arise from it.