Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1
4. PART ONE. RITES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
5. CHAPTER ONE. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND MOURNING: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH 11
6. CHAPTER TWO. UNOFFICIAL MEMORIAL RITES IN AN ARMY UNIT 29
7. PART TWO. RITES AND CIVIL RELIGION: INVENTION OF TRADITION
8. CHAPTER THREE. ETHNIC CIVIL RELIGION: A CASE STUDY OF IMMIGRANTS FROM RUMANIA IN ISRAEL 51
9. CHAPTER FOUR. DEATH CUSTOMS IN A NON-RELIGIOUS KIBBUTZ: THE USE OF SACRED SYMBOLS IN A SECULAR SOCIETY 75
10. CHAPTER FIVE. PERSONAL BEREAVEMENT IN A COLLECTIVE ENVIRONMENT: MOURNING IN THE KIBBUTZ 92
11. PART THREE. PERSONAL DEFENITIONAL RITES: CHANGING ONE’S IDENTITY
12. CHAPTER SIX. FROM FAT TO THIN: INFORMAL RITES AFFIRMING IDENTITY CHANGE 113
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. FORMAL AND INFORMAL RETIREMENT RITES IN THE ISRAELI ARMY 135
14. REFERENCES 177
15. GENERAL INDEX 192
16. AUTHORS INDEX 196