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The principal theme of this volume is the importance of the public use of human remains in a historical perspective. The book presents a series of case studies

This collection of essays explores relics as religious and cultural phenomena. It considers the ways in which human remains and material objects have become the

This book provides a comprehensive examination of death, dying, and human remains in museums and heritage sites around the world. Presenting a diverse range of

This companion volume seeks to trace the development of ideas relating to death, burial, and the remembrance of the dead in Europe from ca.1300-1700.

In Praise of Historical Anthropology is based on a fundamental conviction: the study of society cannot be undertaken without considering the weight of history a