Death Rituals and the Corpse

Streaming video - 2016

Since the dawn of humanity, corpses have held lasting significance for us. In this lecture, probe the various ways human civilizations have "disposed"of corpses—from burial (the oldest method for which evidence still exists) and mummification to cremation and natural exposure (known as "excarnation”).

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Educational films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2016.
2017.
Language
English
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:30:01
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).