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736 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691157788
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 13 October 2015
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The meaning of our concern for mortal remains--from antiquity through the twentieth century 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 ca...
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736 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691157788
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 13 October 2015
Description
The meaning of our concern for mortal remains--from antiquity through the twentieth century 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 ca...