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The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Death provides an exhaustive and modern examination of how death is conceptualized, managed, and remembered across various cultures and social structures. Edited by Sarah L. Richardson, Sarah E. Wagner, and Ruth E. Toulson, this significant volume is informed by major shifts in the field and the global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. The handbook is structured into five distinct sections, each investigating essential elements of human mortality. The chapters explore the intricacies of deathcare, analyzing the relationships that develop between the living, the dying, and the dead. It scrutinizes how death rituals adapt to contemporary circumstances while maintaining deep-seated traditions. Furthermore, the text examines how societies interpret and endure death in both daily life and during large-scale tragedies. Central to the book are theoretical explorations of social death, necropolitics, and the materiality of death, which offer a broader perspective on grief and the 'more-than-human' dimensions of loss. Drawing on contributions from leading scholars within and beyond the fields of anthropology and death studies, the handbook bridges disciplinary divides. It focuses on the afterlife of mourning and memory, emphasizing the urgent ways in which death remains a critical concern of human life. With approximately 590 pages of ethnographically grounded research, this handbook is a vital resource for academic researchers, graduate students, and anyone interested in the evolving landscape of death studies. It invites readers to reconsider the subject of death not just as an end, but as a site of ongoing social and political negotiation.