American Afterlives : Reinventing Death in the Twenty-First Century /

"A mesmerizing trip across America to investigate the changing face of death in contemporary lifeDeath in the United States is undergoing a quiet revolution. You can have your body frozen, dissected, composted, dissolved, or tanned. Your family can incorporate your remains into jewelry, shotgun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dawdy, Shannon Lee, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death > Social aspects.
Death > Economic aspects.
Mort > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Mort > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies > États-Unis.
Death > Social aspects > United States.
Death > Economic aspects > United States.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Hole
  • Flesh
  • Bones
  • Dirt
  • Spirit
  • Epilogue.

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