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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death in culture > photography of the dead
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > death in culture > photography of the dead
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death in culture > photography of the dead
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death in culture > photography of the dead

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photography of the dead  

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  • Many Christian societies used the photographic method to depict the dead. Whereas this practice may now appear unusual, it had been in fashion from the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century all over the Christian world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Photography of the Dead]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GGN890HZ-6

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