The Materiality of Mourning : Cross Disciplinary Perspectives. / Zahra Newby.

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Zahra Newby

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TextPublisher number: : Brijwasi Book Distributors | : H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, DelhiPublication details: , London : Routledge , 2020.Description: xiii, 265p. : 24cmISBN:

9780367588434

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393.9 NEW

Summary: Tangible remains play an important role in our relationships with the dead; they are pivotal to how we remember, mourn and grieve. The chapters in this volume analyse a diverse range of objects and their role in the processes of grief and mourning, with contributions by scholars in anthropology, history, fashion, thanatology, religious studies, archaeology, classics, sociology, and political science. The book brings together consideration of emotions, memory and material agency to inform a deeper understanding of the specific roles played by objects in funerary contexts across historical and contemporary societies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	SNU LIBRARY	393.9 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out to Ravi Nandan Singh (20501451)	16/11/2026 00:00	31256

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Tangible remains play an important role in our relationships with the dead; they are pivotal to how we remember, mourn and grieve. The chapters in this volume analyse a diverse range of objects and their role in the processes of grief and mourning, with contributions by scholars in anthropology, history, fashion, thanatology, religious studies, archaeology, classics, sociology, and political science. The book brings together consideration of emotions, memory and material agency to inform a deeper understanding of the specific roles played by objects in funerary contexts across historical and contemporary societies.

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