Laqueur Professor Thomas W. - The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains - Paperback Holiday Barcode: 9780415402774

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Description: In the Ooni Kingdom children born dada with vines growing in their hair are rumored to have special powers

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Laqueur Professor Thomas W. - The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains - Paperback Holiday Barcode: 9780415402774Binding: Paperback Description: The meaning of our concern for mortal remains from antiquity through the twentieth century The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur ex Title: The Work Of The Dead A Cultural History Of Mortal Remains Author(s):