Sanders, Cody J.

Corpse Care : Ethics for Tending the Dead. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (126 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Corpse: From Antiquity to Antebellum Garden Cemeteries -- 2 The Corpse: From the Civil War to the Industrialization of Deathcare -- 3 The Corpse in the Web of Life: A Practical Theology -- 4 The Corpse to Come: Imagining Deathcare Anew -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This volume develops robust, constructive, practical ethics of corpse care that address economic, environmental, and pastoral concerns for caring for the dead.

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