商品簡介
Quigley (Georgetown U.) examines the treatment of dead bodies throughout history and across cultures. Coverage includes various procedures for preparing the corpse (embalming, mummification, etc.) as well as ways of disposing of it, such as burial, cremation, and donation to medical science. Other topics range from cannibalism to cryonics. This paperback volume is a reprint of the library bound edition, first published in 1996 by McFarland. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Christine Quigley is Assistant Director for Academic Affairs in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. She is also the author of Conjoined Twins (2003), Skulls and Skeletons (2001), Modern Mummies (1998) and Death Dictionary (1994). She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
