From the author of 'The Prehistory of Sex' - a coruscating, insightful history of the human soul. Cannibals, burials, vampires, human sacrifice, bog people - throughout history our ancestors have responded to death in numerous ways. The past has left us numerous relics of these encounters between the dead and those they leave behind: accounts of sacrifices in early histories, rituals that have stood the test of time, bodies discovered in caves and bogs, remains revealed by archaeological digs. Through ...
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From the author of 'The Prehistory of Sex' - a coruscating, insightful history of the human soul. Cannibals, burials, vampires, human sacrifice, bog people - throughout history our ancestors have responded to death in numerous ways. The past has left us numerous relics of these encounters between the dead and those they leave behind: accounts of sacrifices in early histories, rituals that have stood the test of time, bodies discovered in caves and bogs, remains revealed by archaeological digs. Through these insights into the past, Tim Taylor pieces together evidence of how our ancestors created their universe and asks how we have dealt with the idea of the end and slowly come to create not only a sense of the afterlife but also the soul. Tim Taylor's investigation from the earliest remains of burial to funeral rituals in 9th-century Steppes and the mummification of Lenin in Moscow, is a breathtaking combination of research, insight and scholarship that has profound resonance today. Combining history, archaeology, philosophy, cutting edge science and autobiography, 'The Buried Soul' is a radical and unique adventure into the sepulchral world. Constantly illuminating and insightful, it is not only a fascinating investigation into popular science but also a thought-provoking and discursive examination of ourselves.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death Hardcover January 1, 2004 by Timothy Taylor (Author). Beacon Pr HARDCOVER IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD-EX-LIBRARY BOOK... Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 353 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death Hardcover January 1, 2004 by Timothy Taylor (Author). Beacon Pr HARDCOVER IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD-EX-LIBRARY BOOK Language : English Hardcover : 353 pages A global exploration and interpretation of the human rites and rituals of death spans human history as it discusses such topics as ancient rituals with reverberations in the present, human sacrifice, monumental sarcophagi, cannibalism, near-death experiences, vampirism, and the human separation of the body and the spirit that animated it.