| Death, Materiality and Mediation: An Ethnography of Remembrance in Ireland Contributor(s): Graham, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785332821 ISBN-13: 9781785332821 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 393.930 |
| LCCN: 2016024743 |
| Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movemen |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Death, Materiality and Mediation, Barbara Graham analyzes a diverse range of objects associated with remembrance in both the public and private arenas through ethnography of communities on both sides of the Irish border. In doing so, she explores the materially mediated interactions between the living and the dead, revealing the physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual roles of the dead in contemporary communities. Through this study, Graham expands the concept of materiality to include narrative, song, senses, emotions, ephemera and embodied experience. She also examines how modern practices are informed by older beliefs and folk religion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Graham, Barbara: - Barbara Graham is an anthropologist with a special research interest in Ireland. She has extensive research experience in the field of material culture studies, death, emotions, aging and care. |