The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains. By T. W. Laqueur

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  • Candi K. Cann Baylor University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.37373

Keywords:

corpse, death, burial, necrogeography, ideology, cremation

Abstract

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains By T. W. Laqueur (2015) Princeton: Princeton University Press, 730pp.

Author Biography

Candi K. Cann, Baylor University

Baylor University, USA.

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Published

2018-11-09

How to Cite

Cann, C. K. (2018). The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains. By T. W. Laqueur. Body and Religion, 2(2), 245–249. https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.37373

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Vol. 2 No. 2

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