The poetics of processing : memory formation, identity, and the handling of the dead / edited by Anna J. Osterholtz.

"Examines complex cultural meanings of manipulation of remains after death and combines social theory and bioarchaeology to examine how the living manipulate the bodies of the dead for social purposes. From prehistoric to modern and old world to the new, humans have a relationship with the dead...

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Other Authors:	Osterholtz, Anna J. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2020]
Subjects:	Whitehead, Neil L. Human remains (Archaeology) Dead > Social aspects. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient. Death > Social aspects. Violence.