Work of the dead, the: a cultural history of mortal remains
Auteur :
Laqueur, Professor Thomas W.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691180939
Date de publication :
8 mai 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The meaning of our concern for mortal remains-from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur ex