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The Power of Death|Maria-José Blanco

The Power of Death : Contemporary Reflections on Death in Western Society

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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 and the intimate, the real and the fictitious, this collection of essays explores the continued power of death over our lives. It examines the idea and experience of death from an interdisciplinary perspective, including studies of changing burial customs throughout Europe; an account of a"dying party" in the Netherlands; examinations of the fascination with violent death in crime fiction and the phenomenon of serial killer art; analyses of death and bereavement in poetry, fiction, and autobiography; and a look at audience reactions to depictions of death on screen. By studying and considering how death is thought about in the contemporary era, we might restore the natural place it has in our lives.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781782384335
  • ISBN-10: 1782384332
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publish Date: October 2014
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.63 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.18 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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