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A brief history of death /

As humans, death-its certainty, its inevitability-consumes us. We make it the subject of our literature, our art, our philosophy, and our religion. Our feelings and attitudes toward our mortality and its possible afterlives have evolved greatly from the early days of mankind. Collecting these views...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spellman, W. M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; A Brief History of Death; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Preliminary Patterns; Two: Thinking Things Through; Three: Extraordinary Narratives; Four: Adverse Environments; Five: Modern Reconsiderations; Conclusion; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.