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Death's summer coat
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- Book Synopsis
- Though death is the one subject that touches every life, we've grown used to denying its existence, and treating it as an enemy to be beaten back wherever possible-but what drove us to that point? Consideration of death and dying is back in the public forum. People are sipping tea at Death Cafés, attending Death Salons and visiting exhibitions such as Death: A Self-Portrait at the Wellcome Collection. Death's Summer Coat addresses this surge of interest by providing a compelling crossover narrative: of interest to a general audience, but also to those who are grieving. How can we approach death in a culture dead-set against talking about mortality? Written with humor and humanity, this is an informed and up-to-date work that uses personal narrative and photography, science, history, and literature to explore the incredibly diverse-and sometimes just incredible-ways in which humans have dealt with mortality in different times and places. Topics include: how we conceive of death; death and the departed across the globe; the language of death and why it matters; the Victorians; medical science and preservation; death and medical care; and modern-day rituals. Some of the stories are strikingly unfamiliar; others are far more familiar than you might suppose. But all reveal a lot about the present-and about ourselves.
- About The Author
- Brandy Schillace writes about the history of science and the intersections of medicine and literature. She is the managing editor of Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry as well as research associate and guest curator for the Dittrick Museum of Medical History in Ohio. She teaches at Case Western University as well as writing for the Huffington Post and managing the Fiction Reboot and Daily Dose blogs.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781783960408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson, (06 February 2015)
- Number of Pages
- 266
- Weight
- 446 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 224 x 144 x 29 mm
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