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Memento Mori

The Dead Among Us

Paul Koudounaris author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:7th Apr '22

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A macabre, spectacular and thought-provoking survey of human remains used in decorative, commemorative or devotional contexts across the world today, from the author of Heavenly Bodies and The Empire of Death.

Memento Mori takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the world’s more unusual sacred sites and traditions, in which human remains are displayed for the benefit of the living. From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones, to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats and sunglasses, and decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation. His glorious colour photographs and informed commentaries reveal that in many places, the realms of the living and the dead are nowhere near so distinct as contemporary Western society would have us believe.

'In the midst of life, you need a good book about death. This is it' - Fortean Times
'An engrossing, albeit unsettling, read' - Royal Photographic Society Journal
'Guaranteed to make your hair stand on end' - Birmingham Post

ISBN: 9780500252611

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1150g

216 pages