by Christine Quigley (Author)
Focuses on the treatment by the living of the dead, over time and across cultures. Burial arrangements and preparations are detailed, including embalming, the funeral service, storage and transport of the body, and forms of burial. Autopsies and the investigative process of causes of deliberate death are covered.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Published: 31 Aug 2005
ISBN 10: 0786424494
ISBN 13: 9780786424498