{"product_id":"living-with-the-dead-how-we-care-for-the-deceased-hardcover","title":"Living with the Dead: How We Care for the Deceased - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVibeke Maria Viestad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndreas Viestad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatt Bagguley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning geographies, cultures, and the ages, a moving journey into the physical facts and metaphysical mysteries of how the living care for the dead. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Death is universal. It will meet us all. But it's also a practical problem--what do we do with dead bodies? Vibeke Maria and Andreas Viestad live by a cemetery and are daily spectators of its routines, and their fascination with burials has led them to dig deep to examine our relationship with the dead. Taking us on a journey around the world and into the past, the Viestads explore how the deceased are honored and cared for, cremated, and buried. From archaeological sites in Spain, Israel, and Russia to environmentally friendly burials in the United States and Ghana's fantasy coffins, and from cremations without fire to the new industry turning our dearly departed's ashes into diamonds, this empathetic and enthralling book is for anyone who knows their turn is coming, but who'd like a good book for the journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVibeke Maria Viestad\u003c\/b\u003e is an archaeologist at the University of Oslo and an honorary research fellow at Wits University, Johannesburg. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDress as Social Relations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAndreas Viestad \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, TV chef, restaurateur, and food activist. He is the longtime host of \u003ci\u003eNew Scandinavian Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e and a former columnist at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDinner in Rome\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Reaktion Books. The Viestads live by a graveyard in Oslo and on a farm outside of Cape Town. \u003cb\u003eMatt Bagguley \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator of Norwegian fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Oslo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.78 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765078720800,"sku":"9781789147681","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0212048a994b1522179b4e0601dc766.webp?v=1780261743","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/living-with-the-dead-how-we-care-for-the-deceased-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}