Beschreibung:
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.
Introduction: Memento Mori 1. The Dead Will Rise: Macabre Masterpieces of the Nineteenth Century 2. The Gates of Paradise: Bones and Salvation in the Christian Tradition 3. They Walk Among Us: Mysterious Burial Caves in Asia 4. Blessed Souls: Elaborate Ossuaries in the Catholic World 5. They Shall Not Perish: Memorials in Bone to Victims of Tragedy 6. Remains to be Seen: Mummies and other Exquisite Corpses 7. Crossing the Border: The Living and the Dead in Bolivia 8. Heavenly Glory: Decorated Bones from Around the World