Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead by Andreas Viestad, Vieke Maria Viestad... Death is an unavoidable reality. We will all face it. But it is also a practical problem—how do we deal with bodies? Vibeke Maria and Andreas Viestad live next door to a cemetery and witness its daily routine. They were fascinated by the history of our treatment of the dead. The authors take us on a journey around the world and into the past, exploring how the dead are honored, cared for, handled, and buried. From archaeological sites in Spain, Russia, and Egypt to eco-friendly burials in the US and fantasy coffins in Ghana, we embark on a moving journey across cultures and eras about how the living care for the dead. This is a landmark book about one of the two dominant forces in the universe: death. Living with the Dead: The Natural History of Corpses