Postmortal Society: Towards a Sociology of Immortality

by Michael Hviid Jacobsen

Throughout history mankind has struggled to reconcile itself with the inescapability of its own mortality. This book explores the themes of immortality and survivalism in contemporary culture, shedding light on the varied and ingenious ways in which humans and human societies aspire to confront and deal with death, or even seek to outlive it, as it were.

Bringing together theoretical and empirical work from internationally acclaimed scholars...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472485580
• ISBN13: 9781472485588
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"