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From here to eternity introduces deathcare innovators researching green burial and body composting, explores new spaces for mourning including a glowing buddha columbarium in japan and americas only openair pyre and reveals unexpected new possibilities for our own death rituals. She also provides historical context for many of the death rituals she describes. On october 12, i had the pleasure of finally meeting my favorite mortician, caitlin doughty. The same humor and charisma that makes doughtys ask a mortician youtube series so successful lends itself well to. Travelling the world to find the good death hosted by distinguished d. In from here to eternity, she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears.
The picture deals with the tribulations of three u. Yet, when it comes to discussing death and funerals, she is making an impact. Traveling the world to find the good death, illustrated by landis blair, chronicles her travels to see first hand death customs in mexico, indonesia, japan, spain, bolivia, and, in the us, an open air funeral pyre and a body farm. Due to experiencing both a bereavement and a personal brush with death within an eighteenmonth period, i was paralysed by a fear that something bad would happen to me or someone i cared about. From here to eternity ebook epubpdfprcmobiazw3 download. Caitlin doughty talks exploring the world to find a better death in from here to eternity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading from here to eternity.
From here to eternity takes us from indonesia to japan, colorado to north carolina, mexico to bolivia, and a host of other places around the world. From here to eternity caitlin doughty 9780393249897. From here to eternity is billed as a search for the good death a bummer of a journey if ever i heard one. Landis blair illustrated the prizewinning graphic novel the hunting accident and the new york times bestseller from here to eternity.