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The History of Death

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The History of Death

By Michael Kerrigan

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About the book

Death is universal, but each culture has found a different way to deal with it. This wide-ranging book examines the compelling subject of death, funeral rites and burial in different cultures and societies, from the drama of medieval French royal funerals to the burial alive of the Dinka `masters of the spear' in the Sudan, from the Egyptian pyramids to the Chinese terra-cotta army to elaborate Victorian mausolea, and from the Grim Reaper to Hades and the Underworld.The History of Death illumina...Show more

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9781782744917

Publisher

Amber Books Ltd

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

The History of Death

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Paperback

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