The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented DeathBeacon Press, 15.08.2005 - 364 Seiten Do cannibals exist? Is there evidence for contemporary human sacrifice? What are vampires? The Buried Soul charts the story of the human response to death from prehistory to the present day. This book is a radical adventure into the sepulchral world. |
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Introduction Sentiments and Chronologies | 1 |
Ascending Underground | 17 |
A Skeleton Illuminated by Lightning | 39 |
The Edible Dead | 56 |
The Foreign Witness | 86 |
Welcome to Weirdworld | 113 |
Vexed Ghosts | 144 |
Annihilation | 170 |
Beyond the Pavlov Hills | 193 |
An Unexpected Vampire | 223 |
The Singing Bone | 249 |
Conclusion Visceral Insulation | 273 |
Notes | 289 |
Bibliography | 317 |
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