The Oxford Book Of Death
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The Oxford Book Of Death
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Author : Dennis Joseph Enright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1987
The Oxford Book Of Death written by Dennis Joseph Enright and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Family & Relationships categories.
A book of death might seem a strange and dubious venture. A book for no one? Or, since the subject, the editor suggests, is 'of exceptionally common concern' - a book for everyone?
The Oxford Book Of Death
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Author : D. J. Enright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2008-10-01
The Oxford Book Of Death written by D. J. Enright and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Literary Collections categories.
The inescapable reality of death has given rise to much of literature's most profound and moving work. D. J. Enright's wonderfully eclectic selection presents the words of poet and novelist, scientist and philosopher, mystic and sceptic. And alongside these 'professional' writers, he allows the voices of ordinary people to be heard; for this is a subject on which there are no real experts and wisdom lies in many unexpected places.
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Death
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Author : Ben Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-09
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Death written by Ben Bradley and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09 with Philosophy categories.
Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover current philosophical thinking of death-related topics across the entire range of the discipline. These include metaphysical topics--such as the nature of death, the possibility of an afterlife, the nature of persons, and how our thinking about time affects what we think about death--as well as axiological topics, such as whether death is bad for its victim, what makes it bad to die, what attitude it is fitting to take towards death, the possibility of posthumous harm, and the desirability of immortality. The contributors also explore the views of ancient philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and Epicurus on topics related to the philosophy of death, and questions in normative ethics, such as what makes killing wrong when it is wrong, and whether it is wrong to kill fetuses, non-human animals, combatants in war, and convicted murderers. With chapters written by a wide range of experts in metaphysics, ethics, and conceptual analysis, and designed to give the reader a comprehensive view of recent developments in the philosophical study of death, this Handbook will appeal to a broad audience in philosophy, particularly in ethics and metaphysics.
A Death In Oxford Starter Beginner
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Author : Richard MacAndrew
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-14
A Death In Oxford Starter Beginner written by Richard MacAndrew and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-14 with Foreign Language Study categories.
"Dr Janet Leighton is dead and Frank Williams of the Oxford police wants to know why. Who knows the answer: is it Chris, her son, Simon, her husband, or Dr Collins, who works with Leighton?" - back cover.
The Power Of Death
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Author : Maria-José Blanco
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2014-10-01
The Power Of Death written by Maria-José Blanco and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with Social Science categories.
The social and cultural changes of the last century have transformed death from an everyday fact to something hidden from view. Shifting between the practical and the theoretical, the professional and the intimate, the real and the fictitious, this collection of essays explores the continued power of death over our lives. It examines the idea and experience of death from an interdisciplinary perspective, including studies of changing burial customs throughout Europe; an account of a“dying party” in the Netherlands; examinations of the fascination with violent death in crime fiction and the phenomenon of serial killer art; analyses of death and bereavement in poetry, fiction, and autobiography; and a look at audience reactions to depictions of death on screen. By studying and considering how death is thought about in the contemporary era, we might restore the natural place it has in our lives.
The Archaeology Of Death And Burial
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Author : Mike Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-09-03
The Archaeology Of Death And Burial written by Mike Parker Pearson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-03 with Social Science categories.
The archaeology of death and burial is central to our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through the remains of funerary rituals we can learn not only about the attitudes of prehistoric people to death and the afterlife, but also about their way of life, their social organisation and their view of the world. This ambitious book reviews the latest research in this huge and important field, and describes the sometimes controversial interpretations that have led to rapid advances in our understanding of life and death in the distant past. A unique overview and synthesis of one of the most revealing fields of research into the past, it covers archaeology's most breathtaking discoveries, from Tutankhamen to the Ice Man, and will find a keen market among archaeologists, historians and others who have a professional interest in, or general curiosity about, death and burial.
The Oxford Book Of The Supernatural
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Author : D. J. Enright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1995
The Oxford Book Of The Supernatural written by D. J. Enright and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Magic categories.
Readers will enter a foreboding realm of ghosts and vampires, werewolves and witches, dreams and telepathy, demonic possession and near-death experiences. Drawing from both factual accounts and the finest works of literature, the author probes the dark corner where the supernatural and natural worlds collide.
The Oxford Handbook Of The Archaeology Of Death And Burial
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Author : Sarah Tarlow
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-06-06
The Oxford Handbook Of The Archaeology Of Death And Burial written by Sarah Tarlow and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Social Science categories.
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial reviews the current state of mortuary archaeology and its practice, highlighting its often contentious place in the modern socio-politics of archaeology. It contains forty-four chapters which focus on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading, international scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods, such as the middle palaeolithic to the twentieth century, and geographical areas which include Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Combining up-to-date knowledge of relevant archaeological research with critical assessments of the theme and an evaluation of future research trajectories, it draws attention to the social, symbolic, and theoretical aspects of interpreting mortuary archaeology. The volume is well-illustrated with maps, plans, photographs, and illustrations and is ideally suited for students and researchers.
The New Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes
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Author : John Gross
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008
The New Oxford Book Of Literary Anecdotes written by John Gross and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Collections categories.
In The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes, master anthologist John Gross brings together a delectable smorgasbord of literary tales, offering striking new insight into some of the most important writers in history. Many of the anecdotes here are funny, others are touching, outrageous, sinister, inspiring, or downright weird. They show writers from Chaucer to Bob Dylan acting both unpredictably and deeply in character. The range is wide--this is a book which finds room for Milton and Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, Kurt Vonnegut and P. G. Wodehouse, Chinua Achebe and Salman Rushdie, James Baldwin and Tom Wolfe. It is also a book in which you can find out which great historian's face was once mistaken for a baby's bottom, which film star experienced a haunting encounter with Virginia Woolf not long before her death, and what Agatha Christie really thought of her popular character Hercule Poirot. It is in short an unrivalled collection of literary gossip offering intimate glimpses into the lives of authors ranging from Shakespeare to Philip Roth--a book not just for lovers of literature, but for anyone with a taste for the curiosities of human nature.
The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories
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Author : Joyce Carol Oates
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
The Oxford Book Of American Short Stories written by Joyce Carol Oates and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.