Death, Modernity, and the Body - Sweden 1870-1940

A provocative study that explores medical, social, cultural, and aesthetic customs and practices of treating the dead body in Sweden in an era of modernization.

List of contents

The Modernization of Death
On the Usefulness of the Dead
Death on Display
Preparing the Dead Body
Picturing the Dead
Purifying Flames
Abjection and Modern Rituals
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Summary

A provocative study that explores medical, social, cultural, and aesthetic customs and practices of treating the dead body in Sweden in an era of modernization.

Product details

• Authors: Eva Ahren, Eva (Royalty Account) Ahren, Eva Åhrén
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2009
• EAN: 9781580463126
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-312-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 496 g
• Illustrations: 50 b/w illus.
• Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History; Rochester Studies in Medical H
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous