Harrison, Robert Pogue.

The dominion of the dead / Robert Pogue Harrison. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. - xiii, 208 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-198) and index.

The earth and its dead -- Hic jacet -- What is a house? -- The voice of grief -- The origin of our basic words -- Choosing your ancestor -- Hic non est -- The names of the dead -- The afterlife of the image.

0226317919 (alk. paper)

2003002158


Death--Psychological aspects.
Death--Social aspects.

BF789.D4 / H375 2003

306.9