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Description:Historically, many world cultures have linked three disparatephenomena: collective loss; mourning; and the construction of monuments and culturalsymbols to represent the loss over time and render it memorable, meaningful, andthereby bearable. In a century of great loss, observers of western culture havecommented on the decline of mourning practices and the absence of their associatedrituals. The ten essays assembled here by Peter Homans represent, in a genuinelyinterdisciplinary way, the recent work of scholars attempting to understand thistrend. Arranged in sections on cultural studies, architecture, history, andpsychology, this accessible collection can serve as an introduction to the uses ofmourning in contemporarycultures.Contributors: Paul A. Anderson, University of MichiganDoris L. Bergen, University of Notre DameMitchell Breitwieser, University of California, BerkeleyPeter Homans, University of ChicagoPatrick H.Hutton, University of VermontMarie-Claire Lavabre, National Institute for ScientificResearch, ParisPeter C. Shabad, Northwestern University Medical School and ColumbiaMichael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterLevi P. Smith, Art Institute ofChicagoJulia Stern, Northwestern UniversityJames E. Young, University ofMassachusetts, AmherstWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Symbolic Loss: The Ambiguity of Mourning and Memory at Century's End. To get started finding Symbolic Loss: The Ambiguity of Mourning and Memory at Century's End, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Historically, many world cultures have linked three disparatephenomena: collective loss; mourning; and the construction of monuments and culturalsymbols to represent the loss over time and render it memorable, meaningful, andthereby bearable. In a century of great loss, observers of western culture havecommented on the decline of mourning practices and the absence of their associatedrituals. The ten essays assembled here by Peter Homans represent, in a genuinelyinterdisciplinary way, the recent work of scholars attempting to understand thistrend. Arranged in sections on cultural studies, architecture, history, andpsychology, this accessible collection can serve as an introduction to the uses ofmourning in contemporarycultures.Contributors: Paul A. Anderson, University of MichiganDoris L. Bergen, University of Notre DameMitchell Breitwieser, University of California, BerkeleyPeter Homans, University of ChicagoPatrick H.Hutton, University of VermontMarie-Claire Lavabre, National Institute for ScientificResearch, ParisPeter C. Shabad, Northwestern University Medical School and ColumbiaMichael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterLevi P. Smith, Art Institute ofChicagoJulia Stern, Northwestern UniversityJames E. Young, University ofMassachusetts, AmherstWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Symbolic Loss: The Ambiguity of Mourning and Memory at Century's End. To get started finding Symbolic Loss: The Ambiguity of Mourning and Memory at Century's End, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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