As bodies are revealed, so are hidden and often incommensurate
understandings of the body after death. The theme of “disturbing
bodies” has a double valence, evoking both the work that
anthropologists do and also the ways in which the dead can, in
turn, disturb the living through their material qualities, through
dreams and other forms of presence, and through the political
claims often articulated around them. These may include national or
ethnic narratives that lay claims to bodies, personal memories and
histories maintained by relatives, or the constitution of the
corpse through performative acts of exhumation, display, and
analysis. At the center of this work are forensic anthropologists.
Although often considered narrowly in terms of its technical and
methodological aspects, forensic practice draws upon multiple
dimensions of anthropology, and this volume offers a range of
anthropological perspectives on the work of exhumation and the
attendant issues.
General
Imprint: |
SAR Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Advanced Seminar Series |
Release date: |
2016 |
Editors: |
Zoë Crossland
• Rosemary A. Joyce
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-938645-55-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-938645-55-3 |
Barcode: |
9781938645556 |
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