Cemetery Gates: Death and Mourning Through the Ages (Paperback)

What people fear, they are also fascinated withapprehension of the end is what keeps the topic of death a taboo. Examine death, its significance in religious and ethnic views, cultural myths, and its use in art and literature throughout the ages. Find out how different religions and ethnic groups understand death, the mourning that accompanies it, and the implications that people have given it. Explore societal traditions and psychological symbolism ascribed to death and dying in art and fashion, and delve into the very idea that beauty in darkness (and death) was to be appreciated and held in high regard to keep things in proper prospective. Discover details about Victorian and Gothic mourning customs, funeral and burial rituals, embalming, mummification, and more. Morbid fascination? Maybe. But one cannot appreciate the light until having seen the darkness.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	Corvis Nocturnum
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-3787-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > General
LSN:	0-7643-3787-4
Barcode:	9780764337871

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