Spanning geographies, cultures, and the ages, a moving journey into the physical facts and metaphysical mysteries of how the living care for the dead.
Death is universal. It will meet us all. But it’s also a practical problem—what do we do with dead bodies? Vibeke Maria and Andreas Viestad live by a cemetery and are daily spectators of its routines, and their fascination with burials has led them to dig deep to examine our relationship with the dead. Taking us on a journey around the world and into the past, the Viestads explore how the deceased are honored and cared for, cremated, and buried. From archaeological sites in Spain, Israel, and Russia to environmentally friendly burials in the United States and Ghana’s fantasy coffins, and from cremations without fire to the new industry turning our dearly departed’s ashes into diamonds, this empathetic and enthralling book is for anyone who knows their turn is coming, but who’d like a good book for the journey.
كتاب يوفر نظرة ثاقبةٌ على كيفية تعاملنا مع الموت حول العالم.
يحلل الموت كظاهرة عالمية، سيُلاقينا جميعًا. لكنه أيضًا مُشكلةٌ عمليةٌ ماذا نفعل بجثث الموتى؟ وقد يدفعنا الشغف بالدفن إلى البحث بعمق في علاقتنا بالموتى. يأخذننا الكاتب في رحلةٍ عبر العالم والماضي، ويستكشف كيف يُكرّم الموتى ويُعتنى بهم، وكيف تُحرق جثثهم وتُدفن .
I see this will come out in English soon, so I'll do this in English! This is a great book by a married couple who lives in a graveyard. It's lighthearted and easy to read for a book about death, and talks about a lot of the basics about death, physically, as well as the preparations, and the history of death customs around the world, which they have traveled to study. A bunch of things I had already heard of as a person interested in death, but I learned some new things! I especially appreciate learning about death customs and history here in Norway, since I don't know of many sources about that.
Leste denne for å møte angsten jeg kjenner infor døden, angsten for å miste de jeg elsker, og jeg må si at den gav meg et klarere syn på noe som er hysj hysj i vårt samfunn. Å lære mer konkret om hva vi vet om døden, både fysisk og kulturellt, gav meg en følelse av fellesskap. Alt levende dør, og sånn har det alltid vært. Og det er noe vakkert i hvordan vi mennesker gjennom epoker har forholdt oss til dette faktum. Men selvsagt også fortsatt trist og skummelt; helt fri fra angst er jeg enda ikke, hehe. Men kunnskap hjelper, tross alt.
على مر العصور ظل إكرام الميت مسألة متباينة عند الشعوب ، فمنهم من دفن ومنهم من أحرق ومنهم من أغرق ومنهم من حنط... هذا الممارسات تنبثق وبقوة من معتقدات الشعوب التي حارت بين الوسائل.
كتاب ممتاز وترجمة ممتازة ليس اول عمل اقرأه لاندرياس فيستاد ولكنني انتهيت من قراءة هذا سريعًا وقد اضاف إلى بحثي الخاص عن "يوم الموتى"؛ العديد من المعلومات القيمة الجديدة، وأحببت عدم حذف صفحة المصادر من الكتاب الاصلي، ومراعاة الترجمة حتى في هوامش الكتاب.
أحببت أيضًا جودة طباعة الغلاف والإخراج الداخلي للكتاب.