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Establishing a new set of international perspectives from around
the world on and experiences of death, disposition and remembrance
in urban environments, this book brings deathscapes - material,
embodied and emotional places associated with dying and death - to
life. It pushes the boundaries of established empirical and
conceptual understandings of death in urban spaces through
anthropological, geographical and ethnographic insights. Chapters
reveal how urban deathscapes are experienced, used, managed and
described in specific locales in varied settings; how their norms
and values intersect and at times conflict with the norms of
dominant and assumed practices; and how they are influenced by the
dynamic practices, politics and demographics typical of urban
spaces. Case studies from across Africa, Asia, Europe and North and
South America highlight the differences between deathscapes, but
also show their clear commonality in being as much a part of the
world of the living as they are of the dead. With a people- and
space-centred approach, this book will be an interesting read for
human geography, death studies and urban studies scholars, as well
as social and cultural anthropologists and sociologists. Its
international and interdisciplinary nature will also make this a
beneficial book for planning and landscape architecture, religious
studies and courses on death practices.
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