Making an exit
from the magnificent to the macabre-how we dignify the dead
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2011 - St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
76,500 words, Guess
Page Count
306 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100312533020
- ISBN-139780312533021
- Library of Congress Control Number2011024759
- OCLC Control Number707969689
- Better World Books9780312533021
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25121422M
Classifications
- DDC393/.9
- LCCGT3150 .M84 2011
- LCCGT3150.M84 2011
Description
"...Sarah Murray never gave much thought to what might ultimately happen to her remains--until her father died. Now, puzzled by the choices he made about the disposal of his "organic matter," she embarks on a series of voyages to discover how death is commemorated in different cultures. Death's Doors is Murray's exploration of the extraordinary creativity unleashed when we seek to dignify the dead. Along the way, she encounters a royal cremation in Bali, Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, a Czech chandelier made from human bones, a weeping ceremony in Iran, and a Philippine village where the casketed dead are left hanging in caves. She even goes to Ghana to commission a coffin for herself..."--Jacket.
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