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When we die : the science, culture, and rituals of death / Cedric Mims.

Mims, Cedric A.
1999
R726.8 .M56 1999
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Title
When we die : the science, culture, and rituals of death / Cedric Mims.
Author
Mims, Cedric A.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
0312200501
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 370 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
R726.8 .M56 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.9
Note
"First published in the United Kingdom as When we die: what becomes of the body after death, by Robinson Publishing Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-363) and index.
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Part I. Death and its causes
What is death?
The main causes of death
Suicide, euthanasia, homicide
Ageing and death
Part II. What happens to corpses?
The body after death
Burial
Exposure and cremation
Unusual methods of disposal
Embalming and mummification
Freezing and other methods of preservation
Part III. The use and abuse of corpses
The body and the laboratory : dissection
Using parts of the body : transplantation
The abuse of corpses
Identifying bodies and parts of bodies
Part IV. Death and afterlife
Death and the corpse : the emotional impact
The afterlife and the future of corpse disposal.

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