An edition of Making an exit (2011)

Making an exit

from the magnificent to the macabre-how we dignify the dead

1st ed.

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Making an exit
Sarah Murray
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
April 17, 2024 | History
Edit
An edition of Making an exit (2011)

Making an exit

from the magnificent to the macabre-how we dignify the dead

1st ed.

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

"...Sarah Murray never gave much thought to what might ultimately happen to her remains--until her father died. Now, puzzled by the choices he made about the disposal of his "organic matter," she embarks on a series of voyages to discover how death is commemorated in different cultures. Death's Doors is Murray's exploration of the extraordinary creativity unleashed when we seek to dignify the dead. Along the way, she encounters a royal cremation in Bali, Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, a Czech chandelier made from human bones, a weeping ceremony in Iran, and a Philippine village where the casketed dead are left hanging in caves. She even goes to Ghana to commission a coffin for herself..."--Jacket.

Publish Date
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
306

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Subjects
Case studies, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Death, Social aspects

Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Making an Exit
Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre---How We Dignify the Dead
2012, Picador
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Making an Exit
Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre---How We Dignify the Dead
2011, St. Martin's Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Making an exit
Making an exit: from the magnificent to the macabre-how we dignify the dead
2011, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st ed.
  • Not in Library
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-286) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
393/.9
Library of Congress
GT3150 .M84 2011, GT3150.M84 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
306 p. :
Number of pages
306

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25121422M
ISBN 10
0312533020
ISBN 13
9780312533021
LCCN
2011024759
OCLC/WorldCat
707969689

Source records

Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
amazon.com record
marc_columbia MARC record
marc_nuls MARC record
Better World Books record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
April 17, 2024 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
March 7, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
December 22, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
November 15, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
December 7, 2011 Created by LC Bot Imported from Library of Congress MARC record