Earthly Immortalities: How the Dead Live on in the Lives of Others

by Peter Moore

In this thought-provoking book, Peter Moore examines the often overlooked issues concerning human mortality, the fragile ways in which the dead can be said to "live on" in earthly terms: through their children, their work, the memories of others, their possessions, and even their bodies. Such earthly immortalities raise a host of fascinating questions about our attitudes toward life, and toward the world we leave behind us when we die.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789140587
• ISBN13: 9781789140583
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"