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When we die : the science, culture, and rituals of death
Part I. Death and its causes
What is death?
The main causes of death
Suicide, euthanasia, homicide
Ageing and death
Part II. What happens to corpses?
The body after death
Burial
Exposure and cremation
Unusual methods of disposal
Embalming and mummification
Freezing and other methods of preservation
Part III. The use and abuse of corpses
The body and the laboratory : dissection
Using parts of the body : transplantation
The abuse of corpses
Identifying bodies and parts of bodies
Part IV. Death and afterlife
Death and the corpse : the emotional impact
The afterlife and the future of corpse disposal.
What is death?
The main causes of death
Suicide, euthanasia, homicide
Ageing and death
Part II. What happens to corpses?
The body after death
Burial
Exposure and cremation
Unusual methods of disposal
Embalming and mummification
Freezing and other methods of preservation
Part III. The use and abuse of corpses
The body and the laboratory : dissection
Using parts of the body : transplantation
The abuse of corpses
Identifying bodies and parts of bodies
Part IV. Death and afterlife
Death and the corpse : the emotional impact
The afterlife and the future of corpse disposal.
Item details
- ISBN: 0312200501
- ISBN: 9780312200503
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 370 p. : ill ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Originally published in the UK by Robinson Publ Ltd. with the subtitle: What becomes of the body after death. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-363) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Death and its causes What is death? The main causes of death Suicide, euthanasia, homicide Ageing and death Part II. What happens to corpses? The body after death Burial Exposure and cremation Unusual methods of disposal Embalming and mummification Freezing and other methods of preservation Part III. The use and abuse of corpses The body and the laboratory : dissection Using parts of the body : transplantation The abuse of corpses Identifying bodies and parts of bodies Part IV. Death and afterlife Death and the corpse : the emotional impact The afterlife and the future of corpse disposal. |
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