The Secret Burial Grounds of Knocknakil

In the heart of Ireland's County Mayo, in the midst of the rugged countryside lies a mysterious farm called Knocknakil. Concealed for centuries, th...

Uncovers the dark secrets of London's lost and forgotten burial places.

Follow the author as they excavate human remains buried inside an ancient Kirk.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 2004, The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocl...

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Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This t...

Reducere. This is a facsimile of the small 1540 book of Myles Coverdale as it was reprinted in modern spelling in 1844. Coverdale was a close associate of Wi...

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IIn a long overdue contribution to geography and social theory, Katherine McKittrick offers a new and powerful interpretation of black women's geog...

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DescriptionThe definitive history of the world's most popular drugUncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancien...

Overview of one of the most revealing fields of archaelogical research.

World War I gave colonial migrants and French women unprecedented access to the workplaces and nightlife of Paris. After the war they were expected...

Reducere. Jailed in his youth for thrill-seeking crimes, Howard Wandrei went on to a prolific career in an amazing variety of pulp magazines-- so many that h...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Sebastien Penmellen BoretNumber of pages: 222Collection: Japan Anthropology Workshop SeriesPublication da...

The definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from animal mourning to mortua...

Reducere. "The Ten Grounds Sutra" is an annotated English Translation by Bhikshu Dharmamitra of Tripitaka Master Kumārajīva's circa 410 ce Sanskrit-to-Chin...

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print EditionsAuthor(s): Multiple ContributorsIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 36Publication d...

Reducere. 1. Liberation 2. Semblance in Black 3. Dismembered Mind 4. Ridden With Belief 5. Conqueror 6. Outcast 7. Sexual Mutilation 8. Bloodtrail 9. Burial ...

The devastation of disease, the pace of death and fears of contagion not only altered the practices of mourning and burial during the calamitous he...

Reducere. Into The Forest And All The Way Through is a collection of true crime poetry that explores the cases of over one hundred missing and murdered women...

As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases. Owned an...

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Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind-s understandi...

This Element provides a new evaluation of burial customs in New Kingdom Egypt, from about 1550 to 1077 BC, with an emphasis on burials of the wider...