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Memento Mori : The Dead among Us by Paul Koudounaris (idk year, Hardcover)

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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9780500252611

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
0500252610
ISBN-13
9780500252611
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050057444

Product Key Features

Book Title
Memento Mori : the Dead Among Us
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social History, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Author
Paul Koudounaris
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Skull after painted or bejeweled skullrelays a story that's as much about life asit is about death. . . . There's somethingintangible here--how 'memento mori,'literally meaning 'remember that you willdie,' isn't always a looming threat, andtangible human remains can evoke loveand respect for life, Memento Mori is led by the visuals: spellbinding images of decorated skulls, elaborate burials, and other death-related customs from around the world.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
393.1
Synopsis
A macabre, spectacular, and thought-provoking survey of death in life, this book collects the many ways human remains are used in decorative, commemorative, and devotional contexts around the world today. This compact edition of 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, author Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation. His glorious color photographs and insightful 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., The astonishing story of howthe dead live on via memorialsacross the globe, fromEthiopia and Nepal toCambodia and Rwanda, toldthrough arresting images andcaptivating narration., A macabre, spectacular and thought-provoking survey of human remains used in decorative, commemorative or devotional contexts across the world today, from the author of Heavenly Bodies and The Empire of Death . 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.
LC Classification Number
GT3150

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