The History of Death

The History of Death
Michael Kerrigan

The History of Death explores the compelling subject to death, burial and the afterlife in varied cultures, societies and ages.

• Examines the various approaches to funerals, from sky burials in Tibet and mummification in Egypt, to being left to rot in the family home in Indonesia.
• Balances grim facts with intriguing details, such as remarkable burial requests, extravagant funerals, human sacrifice, and ritual killings.
• Illustrated throughout with photographs and artworks for representations of death and funerary rituals throughout history up to the present day.