Virtual Afterlives
Author | : Assistant Professor in Religion Candi K Cann |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2014-06-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813145433 |
ISBN-13 | : 0813145430 |
Rating | : 4/5 (430 Downloads) |
Download or read book Virtual Afterlives written by Assistant Professor in Religion Candi K Cann and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millennia, the rituals of death and remembrance have been fixed by time and location, but in the twenty-first century, grieving has become a virtual phenomenon.. Today, the dead live on through social media profiles, memorial websites, and saved voicemails that can be accessed at any time. Virtual Afterlives: Grieving the Dead in the Twenty-First Century investigates popular and emerging bereavement traditions.