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We explore how death rituals, death care practices and bereavement from around the world are shaped by culture, politics, history and religion.

The Importance of Black Feminine Beautification Rituals for Funerals in American Religion 

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Grief Work: Mourning as Labor in a World That Won’t Stop Working

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Climate Change Catastrophe: The Disappearance of Ancestral Graves in the Pacific Islands

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Best Movies About Death

Cinema has the power to truly transform us and transport us to a new world. A good movie wraps us up like a ...
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The Best Photo Documentaries On Death

The scholar Phillipe Aries writes that before the 19th century, death was given a special place in our society. Mourners were set apart, ...
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7 Unusual and Unlikely Ways to Die

While many of these are “preventable” as far as exercise, healthy eating habits and better mental health management go, many of us will ...
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Here at TalkDeath, we take the mission of Storycorps to heart. We both believe that everyone’s story matters, we both want to collect and ...
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The Power Of Empathy

When we are confronted with the pain of others and how we choose to react defines the distinction between empathy and sympathy, argues Dr. ...
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