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A brief history of death

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Spellman, W. M.

A brief history of death

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A brief history of death/ W. M. Spellman.
Author:	Spellman, W. M.
Published:	London :Reaktion Books Ltd., : 2014.,
Description:	1 online resource (255 p.)
Subject:	Death. -
Online resource:	click for full text
ISBN:	9781780232652

A brief history of death
Spellman, W. M.

A brief history of death[electronic resource] /W. M. Spellman. - London :Reaktion Books Ltd.,2014. - 1 online resource (255 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief history of death -- Contents -- Introduction -- One: Preliminary Patterns -- Two: Thinking Things Through -- Three: Extraordinary Narratives -- Four: Adverse Environments -- Five: Modern Reconsiderations -- Conclusion -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

A Brief History of Death offers a survey of views concerning death and its aftermath in the Western tradition, from prehistory to the present. It explores how humans understand and come to terms with the fact of mortality and looks at the physical and social aspects of death, how dying people are treated and how we choose to remember the dead.

ISBN: 9781780232652Subjects--Topical Terms:

551654
Death.

LC Class. No.: HQ1073

Dewey Class. No.: 306.9

A brief history of death
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