Virtual Afterlives

Virtual Afterlives
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9780813145433
ISBN-13 : 0813145430
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Book Synopsis Virtual Afterlives by : Assistant Professor in Religion Candi K Cann

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.


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