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Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us

By (author) Paul Koudounaris





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Memento Mori takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the world’s more unusual sacred sites and traditions, in which human remains are displayed for the benefit of the living. From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones, to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats and sunglasses, and decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation. His glorious colour photographs and informed commentaries reveal that in many places, the realms of the living and the dead are nowhere near so distinct as contemporary Western society would have us believe.

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Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published date | 16 Mar 2015
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 216
Dimensions | 330 x 220 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1600g
ISBN | 978-0-5005-1778-9
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BISAC | social science / death & dying


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