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Objekt Leiche: Technisierung, Ökonomisierung und Inszenierung toter Körper

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Im Zentrum des Bandes stehen der Leichnam und seine Nutzbarmachung in verschiedenen Kulturen und der Wandel von Trauer- und Bestattungsriten, die Darstellung toter Körper in Kunst und Literatur, die Leiche im Kontext des Krieges, ihr Stellenwert in den Religionen bis hin zur Weiterbehandlung mit modernen Techniken wie Tiefkühlung oder Diamantisierung.

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Published February 8, 2010

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David Engels

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Belgian ancient historian.

In 2006 he graduated with his dissertation on Roman views on godly omen. In 2007 he co-directed a project on the Roman cultural history of bee symbolics.

He is also active in the regional history of his native region East-Belgium and is a critic of the European Union.

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