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Death : from dust to destiny /

The terms 'birth' and 'death' have long denoted the apparent boundaries of our biological lives, situating in time the moments of coming to be and passing away. Yet the specific trajectory of a life can surpass its temporal boundaries. Long after the perishing of the body, and of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brilliant, Richard (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Reaktion Books, 2017.
Subjects:	Death in art. Death in literature. Death. Memorialization. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.

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