hardware nails
rites of life les rites de la vie lebensrituale
p from birth to death and beyond p this book depicts people at some of the most emotional moments of their lives . for more than seven years anders ryman traveled the world documenting life cycle rituals . the result is a book that in intimate and stunning pictures portrays more than thirty rituals from all parts of the globe . br the rites range from the blessing of the newborn in a small village in spain to a girls initiation into womanhood among the apaches of arizona ; from the xhosa male initiation ceremony in south africa to the communion with the dead during todos santos in bolivia ; from a womans first childbirth in palau to the wedding ceremonies in the shinto shrines of tokyo . br this book is about the journey through life about cultural diversity and what unites us all as human beings . p