Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion

Infectious Corpses and Contested Burials

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, World History
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Author: ISBN: 9783319629292
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: December 13, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9783319629292
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: December 13, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This edited volume draws historians and anthropologists together to explore the contested worlds of epidemic corpses and their disposal. Why are burials so frequently at the center of disagreement, recrimination and protest during epidemics? Why are the human corpses produced in the course of infectious disease outbreaks seen as dangerous, not just to the living, but also to the continued existence of society and civilization? Examining cases from the Black Death to Ebola, contributors challenge the predominant idea that a single, universal framework of contagion can explain the political, social and cultural importance and impact of the epidemic corpse. 

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This edited volume draws historians and anthropologists together to explore the contested worlds of epidemic corpses and their disposal. Why are burials so frequently at the center of disagreement, recrimination and protest during epidemics? Why are the human corpses produced in the course of infectious disease outbreaks seen as dangerous, not just to the living, but also to the continued existence of society and civilization? Examining cases from the Black Death to Ebola, contributors challenge the predominant idea that a single, universal framework of contagion can explain the political, social and cultural importance and impact of the epidemic corpse. 

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