Book ID: CBB931440342

Grave Matters: Death and Dying in Dublin, 1500 to the Present (2016)

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Griffith, Lisa Marie (Editor)
Wallace, Ciaran (Editor)


Four Courts Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 268 pp.
Language: English

Grave Matters examines the universal subject of death - looking at the particular experience of death, burial and commemoration in Dublin since the 16th century. Using death as a way of understanding social conditions, these essays consider the role of the public funeral in establishing political hierarchies, the fate of the city's poor during the era of the penal laws and the survival of the death penalty to 1990. Contributions also explore the meanings behind humble headstones and elaborate memorials and investigate post-mortem photography. [Subject: Death & Burial, History, Social Class & Social Customs, Ireland]

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Review Ciara Breathnach (2017) Review of "Grave Matters: Death and Dying in Dublin, 1500 to the Present". Social History of Medicine (pp. 709-711). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Roberson, Jessica
Borgo, Melania
Poinar, Hendrik
Orlando, Andrea
Huwy-Min Lucia Liu
Cova, Paolo
Concepts
Death
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Human body
Tombs
Medicine
Medicine and religion
Time Periods
Medieval
19th century
Early modern
20th century
18th century
Neolithic period
Places
England
Italy
Sicily
Shanghai (China)
Bologna (Italy)
United States
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