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This study concentrates on the discourses around animal death in arts and the ways they changed over time. Chapter topics span from religious symbolism to natural history cabinets, from hunting laws……続きを見る

Literally the last word for Hollywood trivia buffs, a celebrity death certificate is also strangely compelling. Its matter-of-fact reportage makes the famous ordinary, illuminating previously well-l……続きを見る

« Au-delà de la Mort : Vivre Une vie Pleine de Sens » est une œuvre profondément réfléchie et exhaustive qui plonge dans l'essence de l'un des sujets les plus universels et mystérieux de l'humanité ……続きを見る

" Beyond Death: Living a Meaningful Life " by Benak is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted aspects of death, addressing its philosophical, spiritual, and practical dimensions. The book d……続きを見る

"Más Allá de la Muerte: Vivir una Vida con Sentido" " es una obra profundamente reflexiva y abarcadora, que se adentra en la esencia de uno de los temas más universales y a la vez enigmáticos de la ……続きを見る

Easy-to-understand sections help you discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive translation of the real Egyptian Book of the Dead. The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is a compendiu……続きを見る

A groundbreaking collection that explores human–animal relations and deaths with depth and hope When Animals Die is an innovative collection of essays that delves into the intricate and uneasy dynam……続きを見る

Since death is an experience which will inevitably be common to us all, we are often surprisingly uninterested in what services are provided for those people, often the elderly and infirm, who are a……続きを見る

The blogger behind Confessions of a Funeral Directorーwhat Time magazine called a "must read"ーreflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate an……続きを見る

Across the United States, groups of grassroots volunteers gather in overgrown, systemically neglected cemeteries. As they rake, clean headstones, and research silenced histories, they offer care to ……続きを見る

A spirited look at how funeral homes impacted American consumerism, the built environment, and national identities. Funeral homesーthose grand, aging mansions repurposed into spaces for embalming, m……続きを見る

Could Living Forever Cause More Harm Than Good? As scientists uncover the secrets of aging, prolonging life is looking more possible than ever. But does extending our years indefinitely come with to……続きを見る

We have lost the ability to deal with death. Most of our friends and beloved relations will die in a busy hospital in the care of strangers, doctors, and nurses they have known at best for a couple ……続きを見る

Addressing a gap in social science research to explore the meanings, understandings, and experiences of time at life’s most critical point, Time of Death takes a thoughtful sociological approach to ……続きを見る

Être Vivant, les deuils, les pertes et les RÉSISTANCES, ne touchent-ils pas tout le monde de près ou de loin ? COMMENT accompagner NOS AÎNÉS et toutes les GÉNÉRATIONS pour accueillir les souffrances……続きを見る

From spooky stories and real-life ghost hunting, to shows about murder and serial killers, we are fascinated by death - and we owe these modern obsessions to the Victorian age. Death and the Victori……続きを見る

2022年春天，香港遇上第五波新冠肺炎疫情期間，染病人眾，傷亡慘重，過萬家庭經歷生離死別。在傳染病大流行的時期，重重防疫政策和安排，令生離死別遇上更大挑戰，無法善別帶來生者不少傷痛和遺憾，連殮房都不能有……続きを見る

Death comes for us all in the end. But it does not always come in a way you might expect. Throughout history there have been people who have suffered extraordinary, unusual, and downright weird demi……続きを見る

This book is about the therapeutic environment of the Maggie’s centre and explores the many ways this is achieved. With an unconventional architecture as required by the design brief, combined with ……続きを見る

Was bedeutet es, wenn die Eltern alt werden? Bestsellerautor Volker Kitz erzählt in seinem literarischen Essay die Geschichte seines Vaters und erkundet an ihr exemplarisch, wie sich familiäre Veran……続きを見る

«En estos tiempos de miserias omnipresentes, de ciegas violencias, de catástrofes naturales o ecológicas, podría parecer que hablar de la belleza es incongruente, inconveniente, provocador, casi un ……続きを見る

Este libro tiene un vínculo, por su estilo y por su estructura, con Cinco meditaciones sobre la belleza (Siruela, 2007), pero esta vez el autor no indaga en la dualidad belleza-mal, sino en la que i……続きを見る

La visione della morte come fine inappellabile, propria dell’epica, era complementare alla concezione di uomo di Omero e di Esiodo e si mantenne a lungo inalterata nel vissuto del greco arcaico. Nel……続きを見る

In the scholarly work, 'The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals' by E. P. Evans, the author delves into the unusual but intriguing topic of historical cases where animals were put……続きを見る

Grief is always cunningly disguised in circumstances we hoped never to encounter. It carves out a pathway with a distinct loss – leaving us confused in how to navigate our feelings during such immen……続きを見る

一個進過殯葬業、賣過線上遊戲寶物、 做過房地產廣告文案和翻譯機中文編輯的另類基層社會課公務員， 建議大家獨居安老該有的準備。 趨勢話題「無緣社會」、「長壽地獄」之後，臺灣現場實況，基層公務員說給你聽。 ……続きを見る

Celebrated radio announcer and 15-year funeral home veteran A.L. Edwards brings an intricate and interesting tell-all memoir to the table that shows how even in death, it's all about the dollars. Ev……続きを見る

»Berührend und brillant, ernst und trotzdem beschwingt und so gut geschrieben: Katja Lewina führt uns mit kühner Leichtigkeit durch die schwersten Gefilde des Lebens. Kann man ein schönes Buch über ……続きを見る

In this illuminating collection of oral-history style interviews, Casey Jarman talks to a funeral industry watchdog about the (often shady) history of the death trade; he hears how songwriter David ……続きを見る

This exploration delves into the geographical and archaeological context of ancient Nubian funerary traditions, unraveling the mysteries that lie beneath the sands of time. Nestled along the banks o……続きを見る