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"From Here to Eternity: Travelling The World To Find The Good Death" by Caitlin Doughty is a book that delves into various cultural perspectives and practices related to death and dying. The author, who is a practicing mortician, explores different ways in which death is approached and understood across various cultures and societies. Here are the product details you provided:
- Title: From Here to Eternity: Travelling The World To Find The Good Death
- Author: Caitlin Doughty
- Publisher: W&N (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 1474606539
- ISBN-13: 978-1474606530
- Item Weight: 240 g
- Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm
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In this book, Caitlin Doughty, a mortician with a keen interest in death-related matters, embarks on a journey to explore various cultures and their unique approaches to death. With a mix of curiosity and dark humor, she introduces readers to death-care innovators and participates in death rituals and practices that are often unfamiliar to Western societies. The book sheds light on different spaces for mourning and commemorating the deceased, including a futuristic columbarium in Japan, a candlelit Mexican cemetery, and America's sole open-air pyre. Through her travels and experiences, Doughty challenges conventional notions of how the dead should be treated with 'dignity' and offers insights into alternative and unexpected possibilities for death rituals.
The book offers readers a thought-provoking perspective on death and how diverse cultures navigate this inevitable aspect of human existence. It serves as a platform for reimagining and expanding the ways in which societies engage with death and the deceased.
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