This volume chronicles not only a human corpse's physical state but also its legal and moral status, including what rights, if any, the corpse possesses. The author argues that a corpse maintains a "quasi-human status" granting it certain protected rights-both legal and moral. O…
A dialogue between contemporary, Western moral philosophy and the tradition of Legal/Moral Descourse (Halakha).
An archaeological exploration of the ancient inhabitants of the circum-Mediterranean region exploring their migration patterns, health, and diet.
How did our ancestors die? Whereas in our own day the subject of death is usually avoided, in pre-Industrial England the rituals and processes of death were present and immediate. People not only surrounded themselves with memento mori, they also sought to keep alive memories of…
How did our ancestors die? Whereas in our own day the subject of death is usually avoided, in pre-Industrial England the rituals and processes of death were present and immediate. People not only surrounded themselves with memento mori, they also sought to keep alive memories of…
Our grateful dead: stories of those left behind
by Despret, Vinciane, Despret, Vinciane
fromPosthumanities
"Vinciane Despret's unique storytelling, woven with ethnography and family history, assembles accounts of those living their daily lives with their dead"--
Vinciane Despret's unique storytelling, woven with ethnography and family history, assembles accounts of those living their daily lives with their dead"
Our grateful dead: stories of those left behind
by Muecke, Stephen, Despret, Vinciane
fromPosthumanities
"Vinciane Despret's unique storytelling, woven with ethnography and family history, assembles accounts of those living their daily lives with their dead"--
Our grateful dead: stories of those left behind
by Despret, Vinciane, Despret, Vinciane
fromPosthumanities
"Vinciane Despret's unique storytelling, woven with ethnography and family history, assembles accounts of those living their daily lives with their dead"--
"Vinciane Despret's unique storytelling, woven with ethnography and family history, assembles accounts of those living their daily lives with their dead"--
