This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence. This book is a multidisciplinary work that investigates the notion of posthumous harm over time. The questio

This book is a multidisciplinary work that investigates the notion of posthumous harm over time. The question what is and when is death, affects how we understa

Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, National Book Award in Nonfiction A New York Times Book Review “The Year in Reading” Selection All wa

A thought-provoking examination of death, dying, and the afterlife Prominent scholars present their most recent work about mortuary rituals, grief and mourning,

Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again,