Curious Coffins and Riveting Rituals
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Discover the world’s most fascinating death and funeral traditions
in this illustrated modern-day memento mori. Embark on a whirlwind
tour of burial, preservation, and memorial practices and landmarks
from across the globe and throughout history, ranging from the
customs of our ancestors to contemporary practices. In these
vibrantly illustrated pages, you can explore how humans from time
immemorial have honored and remembered the dead, including:
Mummification in ancient Egypt Post-mortem photography in Victorian
England Open-pyre cremations in India Ghana’s fantasy coffins The
Japanese ritual of kotsuage (“the gathering of the bones”) And much
more Author-illustrator YY Liak tackles the thorny theme of death
with a deep compassion for the universal experiences of loss and
grief and an intrepid interest in the unique mortuary practices
that have arisen across continents, cultures, and
millennia.Her&,nbsp,colorful, modern illustrations bring to
life a whole spectrum of human beliefs about death and dying.
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Chronicle Books ,
YY Liak
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Chronicle Books,
YY Liak
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Slovart
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Slovart
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