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Noyes, Deborah

Encyclopedia of the End: Mysterious Death in Fact, Fancy, Folklore, and More

160 pp. | Houghton | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-82362-8 $25.00
(3) YA Concise, readable entries present beliefs and rituals regarding death and the afterlife from across time and cultures. Subjects range from funerary rites to forensic science, decomposition to spiritualism; even ordinarily squirm-inducing topics (such as decomposition) are discussed with authority, wit, and tact. Well-chosen photographs and engravings enhance both the information and the memento mori tone of the text. Websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher

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