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Vigor Mortis
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Exploring the evolving societal attitudes toward death, this provocative account examines the shift from avoidance to acceptance in the twentieth century. It questions whether the increasing commercialization of death—through online coffin sales and mourning television—represents a healthy liberation or a decline in sensibility. The book engages with the complexities of our relationship with mortality, challenging readers to reflect on the implications of this newfound openness.
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Vigor Mortis, Kate Berridge
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Vigor Mortis
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kate Berridge
- Publisher
- Ips - Profile Books
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN13
- 9781861978264
- Category
- History
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- Exploring the evolving societal attitudes toward death, this provocative account examines the shift from avoidance to acceptance in the twentieth century. It questions whether the increasing commercialization of death—through online coffin sales and mourning television—represents a healthy liberation or a decline in sensibility. The book engages with the complexities of our relationship with mortality, challenging readers to reflect on the implications of this newfound openness.