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The Cremation of the Dead: Considered from an Aesthetic, Sanitary, Religious, Historical, Medico-Legal, and Economical Standpoint is a comprehensive and thought-provoking treatise by Hugo Erichsen, ……続きを見る

Cremation of the Dead: Its History and Bearings Upon Public Health is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the practice of cremation, authored by Dr. Hugo Erichsen. First published in the la……続きを見る

Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented is a comprehensive and meticulously researched work by William Tebb, first published in the late 19th century, that delves into the chilling and often ov……続きを見る

Anatomy and Embalming: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject is a comprehensive and aut……続きを見る

ΝΕΚΡΟΚΗΔΕΙΑ Or, the Art of Embalming is a fascinating and comprehensive treatise that delves into the ancient and intricate practice of preserving the human body after death. Drawing from a wealth o……続きを見る

Prof. E. H. Crane's Manual of Instructions to Undertakers is a comprehensive and authoritative guide designed for professionals in the funeral and undertaking industry during the late 19th century. ……続きを見る

Why Do We Die? by Louis Guy Michael is a thought-provoking exploration into the mysteries of life and death, first published in 1926. This book delves into the biological, philosophical, and spiritu……続きを見る

The Danger of Premature Interment is a chilling and meticulously researched 19th-century treatise by Joseph Taylor, delving into the terrifying prospect of being buried aliveーa fear that haunted th……続きを見る

This book critically examines the paradoxical status of Doms, as both essential facilitators of salvation and as a community positioned outside the varna hierarchy. Through an ethnographic study of ……続きを見る

Fong and his contributors examine the latest practices and research in end of life (EOL) care, incorporating case examples and recommending strategies for medical-social collaboration and future dir……続きを見る

Assisted dying is one of Britain’s most pressing and divisive social issues. Should terminally ill people in pain be allowed to choose death on their own terms? This timely and accessible book lays ……続きを見る

Sibilla e Anna appartengono a due generazioni diverse: una è nata nel 1963, l’altra nel 1945. Anche i loro mondi sono differenti, la buona borghesia intellettuale e la classe operaia. Eppure, sebben……続きを見る

Digital Afterlife The Immortality You Didn't Ask For By Drift Holloway Digital Afterlife is a journey into the one form of immortality none of us consciously chose. Every email you've sent, every ph……続きを見る

L'ultimo viaggio racconta l'esperienza del dolore, della malattia e della morte attraverso le storie di chi li incontra ogni giorno lavorando negli hospice o occupandosi di un caro che soffre. È un ……続きを見る

Across Africa, funerals and events remembering the dead have become larger and even more numerous over the years. Whereas in the West death is normally a private and family affair, in Africa funeral……続きを見る

The social and cultural changes of the last century have transformed death from an everyday fact to something hidden from view. Shifting between the practical and the theoretical, the professional a……続きを見る

Without exception, all people are faced with the inevitability of death, a stark fact that has immeasurably shaped societies and individual consciousness for the whole of human history. Mirrors of P……続きを見る

Mortuary Dialogues presents fresh perspectives on death and mourning across the Pacific Islands. Through a set of rich ethnographies, the book examines how funerals and death rituals give rise to di……続きを見る

A compassionate guide to navigating the emotional and practical realities of supporting a loved one at life's end. When faced with a loved one's serious illness, many families find themselves overwh……続きを見る

Un retorn a la Nothomb més agosarada, íntima i autobiogràfica. Els psicopomps són figures mitològiques encarregades de guiar les ànimes en el trànsit cap a l’altre món. Tot i que Orfeu no ho sigui e……続きを見る

Un regreso a la Nothomb más osada, íntima y autobiográfica. Los psicopompos son figuras mitológicas encargadas de guiar a las almas en su tránsito al más allá. Aunque Orfeo no lo sea en sentido estr……続きを見る

Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs. What do you do when you're told you only have months to live? If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going ……続きを見る

**Honorable Mention, 2025 Society of Midland Authors Award in History! A social history of death investigations in the urban Midwest** The scene of myriad grisly deaths, late nineteenth-century St. ……続きを見る

La pandemia di Covid, i disastri ambientali e il cambiamento climatico, la crisi economica che sembra non finire mai, le guerre e le violenze razziste e politiche a cui assistiamo continuamente hann……続きを見る

This book presents original research, insight and analysis on innovative methods, theories, topics and issues at the end of life and in death's aftermath. Stemming from the University of Bath's Cent……続きを見る

Confrontant la froideur des rites funéraires modernes à la chaleur des cérémonies familiales, l’auteur partage la magie des derniers adieux à travers le décès de ses parents. Pour l’inhumation de so……続きを見る

What happens when death becomes part of the journey of international migrants? This book examines how mortality is woven into the experience of displacement and migration. From perilous border cross……続きを見る

How to cope with death is a book for all people. We live in a world of uncertainty. But we all know that one day, we took shall die. The question is, what happens after death and is there life after……続きを見る

A young man of twenty-six takes his own life one Friday morning when he should have been going to work. No signs of anything wrong viewed by me (his mother). He got up, had a wash and cleaned his te……続きを見る

Pendant 26 ans, Colette Maillard a accompagné vivants et défunts en tant que célébrante de funérailles. Dans cet ouvrage, elle nous invite à découvrir l’acte fondateur d’hospitalité qui imprègne les……続きを見る