by Timothy Taylor · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781857026962
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«The Buried Soul» is Timothy Taylor's essay on anthropology and history, published by Fourth Estate in hardcover (353 pages, in English).
In this essay, Timothy Taylor reconstructs the cultural history of death, from prehistoric funerary practices to current beliefs. He examines cases of cannibalism, human sacrifice and figures such as the vampire to show how each era invents its own rites and meanings in the face of the end of life.
It was first published in 2002 in London. The edition includes a bibliography (pp. 317-344) and an index.
A book for readers interested in cultural history, archaeology and the anthropology of death.
