The future of the corpse : changing ecologies of death and disposition / Karla Rothstein and Christina Staudt, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rothstein, Karla Maria, editor.

Staudt, Christina, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead--United States.

Dead.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Death--Social aspects--United States.

Death.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 271 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This timely book explains our current death care and body disposition practices in the United States, why they need to change, what some options are, and how innovative practices and those returning to pre-modern methods solve burial space and pollution dilemmas, as well as create more meaningful death care and body disposition"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book demonstrates that American society today is in a pivotal period for re-imaging end-of-life care, funerary services, human disposition methods, memorializing, and mourning. The editors and contributors outline the past, present, and future of death care practices, pointing to promising new practices and innovative projects that show how we can better integrate the dying and dead with the living and create positive change that supports sustainable stewardship of our environment. Individual chapters describe prevailing practices and issues in different settings where people die and in postmortem rituals; disposition and current ecologically and, in urban areas, spatially unsustainable methods; law of human remains; customs and trends among key stakeholders, such as cemeteries and funeral directors; and relevant technological advances. The book culminates in a presentation of emerging sustainable disposition technologies and innovative designs for proposed public memorial projects that respond to shifting values, beliefs, and priorities among an increasingly diverse population"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. History and Background: How Our AmericanBurial Traditions Emerged

Chapter 2. Corpse Preservation and Final Disposition Methods: Impact on Urban Centers and the Environment

Chapter 3. From Deathbed to Morgue: "Rebooting" the System

Chapter 4. Redirecting Funeral Rituals and Mourning Practices

Chapter 5. Modernizing the Law of Human Remains: Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 6. Nature versus Culture: Shifting Values in American Cemeteries

Chapter 7. Rethinking the Role of the Funeral Director

Chapter 8. Digital Tools: Grieving through Screens

Chapter 9. A Covenant among Generations: Keeping Trust in the Republic and the Law

Chapter 10. New Mortuary Technologies and Memorial Designs

Onward

Essential References

About the Editors and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798216088394

9781440869068

1440869065

OCLC:

1257316127