The materiality of mourning: cross-disciplinary perspectives

Tangible remains play an important role in our relationships with the dead; they are pivotal to how we remember, mourn and grieve. The chapters in this volume analyse a diverse range of objects and their role in the processes of grief and mourning, with contributions by scholars in anthropology, his...

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Other Authors: Newby, Zahra (Editor, Contributor), Toulson, Ruth E. (Editor, Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2019
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Summary:Tangible remains play an important role in our relationships with the dead; they are pivotal to how we remember, mourn and grieve. The chapters in this volume analyse a diverse range of objects and their role in the processes of grief and mourning, with contributions by scholars in anthropology, history, fashion, thanatology, religious studies, archaeology, classics, sociology, and political science. The book brings together consideration of emotions, memory and material agency to inform a deeper understanding of the specific roles played by objects in funerary contexts across historical and contemporary societies
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 20, 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages)
ISBN:9781351127660
1351127667

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