The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains by Thomas W. Laqueur

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains

Thomas W. Laqueur

736 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
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The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas L...

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