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This book explores, for the first time, the turbulent social history of churchyards and cemeteries over the last 150 years. Using sites from across rural North Yorkshire, the text examines the worki……続きを見る

Gothic death 1740-1914 explores the representations of death and dying in Gothic narratives published between the mid-eighteenth century and the beginning of the First World War. The book investigat……続きを見る

This house has been a regular presence in my life for as long as I can remember. My heart has sunk a little every time I walk in . . . Samantha Clark enjoyed a busy career as an artist before return……続きを見る

In contextualizing the Dutch funerary practice in its wider legal, national and local governance framework, this book describes the historical context for current practices, provides data on trends ……続きを見る

This book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting. Using a Terror Management theoretical lens, Davis and Cra……続きを見る

Der Tod ist das Allerletzte Das Leben ist möglich nur durch den Tod. Lange in unserer Gesellschaft tabuisiert, werden doch Fragen rund um das gute Leben und Sterben immer wichtiger für uns: Wie woll……続きを見る

Escrita en 1931, la tragedia "Bodas de sangre" es una de las obras de teatro más importantes de Federico García Lorca. Ésta se estrenó el 8 de marzo de 1933 en el Teatro Infanta Beatriz de Madrid y ……続きを見る

Una de las obras cumbre de Valle-Inclán es, sin duda alguna, "Luces de Bohemia", una obra con la que se inauguró el esperpento, un subgénero literario que ofrecía una imagen deformada de la realidad……続きを見る

"Heaven and Hell" is Swedenborg’s most popular book and his fullest report of his experiences in the other world. In it he describes heaven, hell, and the world of spirits that lies between them. Wh……続きを見る

This book is a rare glimpse into the world of the dead, of their stories untold, and the life lessons that they wish to teach. Coming straight from the morgue, these are real people with real lives ……続きを見る

*Stars of the hit television series The Casketeers, as seen on Netflix* Francis and Kaiora Tipene aren't your typical funeral directors. With their famous humour and big-hearted personalities, the T……続きを見る

Go behind the scenes to discover why the Colosseum was the king of amphitheaters in the Roman worldーa paragon of Roman engineering prowess. Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life ……続きを見る

A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy island……続きを見る

This book explores the phenomenon of suicide tourism. As more countries legally permit assisted suicide and do not necessarily bar the participation of non-residents, suicide tourism is becoming a l……続きを見る

In 1874, Florence Marryatt interviewed for a London newspaper a prominent clairvoyant. This marked the beginning of her belief in spiritualism. She participated in countless seances and claimed havi……続きを見る

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies. In From Here to Eternity she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears. With……続きを見る

Exploring the failure of hospice in America to care for patients and families at the end of life. Hospice is the dominant form of end-of-life care in the United States. But while the US hospice syst……続きを見る

Why do we mourn the passing of iconic figures such as Carrie Fisher, Prince or even an obscure regional horror movie host from our youth? Why do we mourn the passing of larger-than-life figures whom……続きを見る

Der er ikke noget, der kan stoppe en hyggelig middagssamtale som snak om Døden. Døden er stadig tabu, men flere og flere tager stilling til, hvad der skal ske med dem, når de dør. De skriver allered……続きを見る

"The Dead Have Never Died" was written by Edward C. Randall and published in 1917. This work is a classic about life after death and the relation between dead and living human beings. Excerpt from "……続きを見る

Winner of the 2020 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing Nearly 1,600 Americans are still unaccounted for and presumed dead from the Vietnam War. These are the stories of those who mourn and c……続きを見る

From the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder 'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to pond……続きを見る

Fascinating - Prima Engaging and informative - Guardian Agatha Christie is one of our most beloved authors - a storyteller unparalleled in her clever plots and twisting tales. But Agatha was also ……続きを見る

"La tempestad" es un drama en cinco actos en verso y prosa escrito en 1611 por el maestro William Shakespeare y estrenado el mismo año. "La tempestad" está considerada como la invención más sincera ……続きを見る

First published in 1908, this vintage book explores the concepts of life and death, with special reference to immortality and chapters on the power of the mind and mental healing. Contents include: ……続きを見る

“The Day After Death” is a 1904 work by French writer Louis Figuier that explores the subject of death and what happens when we die, with reference to contemporary science and philosophy. Contents i……続きを見る

In modern times, death is understood to have undergone a transformation not unlike religion. Whereas in the past it was out in the open, it now resides mostly in specialized spaces of sequestration……続きを見る

"Ghosts" is a drama in three acts by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1881 in Norwegian as Gengangere and performed the following year. The play is an attack on conventional morality and on the results of……続きを見る

Die soziokulturelle Diversität in Deutschland ist so groß wie nie zuvor. Um allen Menschen eine gute Versorgung am Lebensende zu ermöglichen, ist daher Kultursensibilität in Palliative Care und Hosp……続きを見る

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of Britain’s most celebrated writers, with his invention of the ultimate detective, Sherlock Holmes, completely altering the crime-fiction genre of the late 19th centu……続きを見る