TY - BOOK ID - 32074212 TI - Histories of Post-Mortem Contagion : Infectious Corpses and Contested Burials AU - Lynteris, Christos. AU - Evans, Nicholas H A. PY - 2018 SN - 3319629298 331962928X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - History. KW - World history. KW - Medicine KW - History of Science. KW - World History, Global and Transnational History. KW - History of Medicine. KW - Universal history KW - Annals KW - Funeral rites and ceremonies. KW - Burial. KW - Dead. KW - Cadavers KW - Corpses KW - Deceased KW - Human remains KW - Remains, Human KW - Death KW - Burial KW - Corpse removals KW - Cremation KW - Death notices KW - Embalming KW - Funeral rites and ceremonies KW - Obituaries KW - Burial customs KW - Burying-grounds KW - Graves KW - Interment KW - Archaeology KW - Public health KW - Coffins KW - Dead KW - Grave digging KW - Funerals KW - Mortuary ceremonies KW - Obsequies KW - Manners and customs KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Mourning customs KW - Medicine. KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Medical sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - History KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Health Workforce KW - Medicine—History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32074212 AB - This edited volume draws historians and anthropologists together to explore the contested worlds of epidemic corpses and their disposal. Why are burials so frequently at the center of disagreement, recrimination and protest during epidemics? Why are the human corpses produced in the course of infectious disease outbreaks seen as dangerous, not just to the living, but also to the continued existence of society and civilization? Examining cases from the Black Death to Ebola, contributors challenge the predominant idea that a single, universal framework of contagion can explain the political, social and cultural importance and impact of the epidemic corpse. . ER -