Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Death lore Death lore Kenneth L. Untiedt Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to discuss dyin… OL15906709W
Handbook of death & dying Handbook of death & dying Clifton D. Bryant "More than 100 scholars contributed to this carefully researched, well-organized, informative, and multi-disciplinary source on death studies. Volume 1, "The Presence of Death," examines the cultural… OL18362832W
The study of dying The study of dying Allan Kellehear "What is it really like to die? Though our understanding about the biology of dying is complex and incomplete, greater complexity and diversity can be found in the study of what human beings encounte… OL18569657W
The book of resting places The book of resting places Thomas Mira y Lopez 194 pages ; 22 cm OL19725814W
On death & dying On death & dying Elisabeth Kübler-Ross The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work, are now part of our common understanding of loss. Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement, this classic text is… OL19985578W
The work of the dead The work of the dead Thomas Walter Laqueur "The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work o… OL20015857W
The Work of the Dead The Work of the Dead Thomas Walter Laqueur The meaning of our concern for mortal remains―from antiquity through the twentieth century The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for b… OL20186537W
Passages & afterworlds Passages & afterworlds Maarit Forde,Yanique Hume The contributors to this book explore death and its rituals across the Caribbean, drawing on ethnographic theories shaped by a deep understanding of the region's long history of violent encounters, e… OL20613851W
Thanatourism Thanatourism Tony Johnston,Pascal Mandelartz Thanatourism is an important new overview of the growing field. It introduces more rigorous scholarship, new philosophical perspectives and a wealth of empirical material on the contemporary and hist… OL21572470W
Severed Severed Frances Larson Our history is littered with heads. Over the centuries, they have decorated our churches, festooned our city walls and filled our museums; they have been props for artists and specimens for laborator… OL24180201W
Ideology of Death Ideology of Death John Weiss In his 1995 work, Ideology of Death, Weiss again breaks with tradition by suggesting that the Holocaust did not depend upon the unique character of Adolph Hitler for its inspiration. The culture of p… OL2767364W
De Profundis De Profundis Carlo Vannini,Ivan Cenzi Buried in the heart of the city, the Sanità quarter is an authentic borderland between the world of the living and the world of the dead. You only need to distance yourself from the hustle and bustle… OL37996668W
Dealing With a Death in the Family Dealing With a Death in the Family Sylvia Murphy 128p. ; 22cm OL5605834W
Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR Stefan Timmermans This book examines a topic that has received surprisingly scant attention, despite the roughly 400,000 sudden deaths per year in the United States. How is it that a whole industry has grown up around… OL5839726W
Death's Showcase Death's Showcase Ariella Azoulay "This is a book about the public display of death in contemporary culture. It consists of a series of essays on specific cases in which death is displayed in museums and in photography. The essays fo… OL8998640W
Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Passed on: African American Mourning Stories Karla FC Holloway "Passed On is a portrait of death and dying in twentieth-century African America. Through poignant reflection and thorough investigation of the myths, rituals, economics, and politics of African Amer… OL9164574W