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Constructing Death

Paperback • 1998 • English

Constructing Death

By Clive Seale

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About the book

A basic motivation for social and cultural life is the problem of death. By analysing the experiences of dying and bereaved people, as well as institutional responses to death, Clive Seale shows its importance for understanding the place of embodiment in social life. He draws on a comprehensive review of sociological, anthropological and historical studies, including his own research, to demonstrate the great variability that exists in human social constructions for managing mortality. Far from ...Show more

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ISBN

9780521595094

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

Constructing Death

Format

Paperback

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