History of Modern Cremation in Romania
Cremation, as a means of managing the post-mortem body, was reintroduced to Europe at the end of the eighteenth century, but would not become common practice until the second half of the nineteenth century. This was a major development, with multifaceted implications which generated heated debate. I...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30731252*spi |
| Sumario: | Cremation, as a means of managing the post-mortem body, was reintroduced to Europe at the end of the eighteenth century, but would not become common practice until the second half of the nineteenth century. This was a major development, with multifaceted implications which generated heated debate. Initially, armed with a variety of arguments (hygienic, economic, aesthetic, and philosophical arguments citing freedom of conscience and will) the advocates of modern cremation - who tended to come ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 483 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781443845427 |
