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Jack Santino - Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death - 9781403968883 - V9781403968883
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Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death

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Description for Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death Hardback. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMGD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 573.
This is an edited volume of approximately 17 essays that deal with various types of spontaneous shrines and other, related public memorializations of death. The articles address events such as New York after 9/11; roadside crosses, and the use of 'Day of the Dead' altars to bring attention to deceased undocumented immigrants.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403968883
SKU
V9781403968883
Shipping Time
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99-15

About Jack Santino
JACK SANTINO is Professor of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, USA.

Reviews for Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death
"Once again, editor Jack Santino shows his gift for seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death reveals an emerging, globalizing language of loss and memory that can deal with the unassimilable fact of unjust, untimely death. The new traditions documented here are moving, powerful and potentially subversive." - Susan Davis, University ... Read more

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