Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-granting Bolivian skulls, she investigates the world’s funerary customs and expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with dignity Her account questions the rituals of the American funeral industry?especially chemical embalming?and suggests that the most effective traditions are those that allow mourners to personally attend to the body of the deceased Exquisitely illustrated by artist Landi From Here to Eternity - Caitlin Doughty od authora Caitlin Doughty a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinuscz
Autor |
Caitlin Doughty |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
272 |
Rok vydání |
2018 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
W. W. Norton & Company |