Fascination with Death
What is it about the concept of death that both fascinate and repels us? It may be part of the struggle to deal with our own mortality. This section provides information and resources on many of the ways death has been portrayed by cultures and societies.
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Celebration of All Soul's Day To Remember the Dead
A look at two different observances to remember the dead celebrated in the beginning of November - All Soul's Day and Day of the Dead.
A look at two different observances to remember the dead celebrated in the beginning of November - All Soul's Day and Day of the Dead.
Celebrating All Saints' Day - Remembering the Dead
A look at two different holidays in November to remember the dead - All Saint's Day and Day of the Dead.
A look at two different holidays in November to remember the dead - All Saint's Day and Day of the Dead.
Images of Death - Danse Macabre - Totentanz - Dance of Death
A gallery of images of death portrayed in art during the time of the Plague, when the Danse Macabre was a popular subject from About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick.
A gallery of images of death portrayed in art during the time of the Plague, when the Danse Macabre was a popular subject from About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick.
Images of Death - Danse Macabre - Totentanz - Dance of Death
A gallery of images of death portrayed in art during the time of the Plague, when the Danse Macabre was a popular subject from About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick.
A gallery of images of death portrayed in art during the time of the Plague, when the Danse Macabre was a popular subject from About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick.
Chapel of Bones Pictures - Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal
An online tour of the famous Chapel of Bones Pictures - Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal from About's Guide to Europe for Visitors, James Martin. The 16th-century monks who built the Chapel of Bones wanted people to contemplate the rather transient nature of life and used human bones to create the Chapel.
An online tour of the famous Chapel of Bones Pictures - Capela dos Ossos in Evora, Portugal from About's Guide to Europe for Visitors, James Martin. The 16th-century monks who built the Chapel of Bones wanted people to contemplate the rather transient nature of life and used human bones to create the Chapel.
High-Profile Trials Grab Media Focus
About's Crime/Punishment Guide, Charles Montaldo, reviews several of the high-profile trials have drawn attention from the national media.
About's Crime/Punishment Guide, Charles Montaldo, reviews several of the high-profile trials have drawn attention from the national media.
Père-Lachaise Cemetery - A Place of Repose and Poetry
About's Guide to Paris for Visitors, Courtney Traub takes you on a tour of this historic Parisian Cemetery, the final resting place of Chopin, Proust, Colette, and Jim Morrison. The cemetery is called la cité des morts--the city of the dead--by Parisians.
About's Guide to Paris for Visitors, Courtney Traub takes you on a tour of this historic Parisian Cemetery, the final resting place of Chopin, Proust, Colette, and Jim Morrison. The cemetery is called la cité des morts--the city of the dead--by Parisians.
Photo Gallery of Cemetery Symbolism
About's Guide to Genealogy, Kimberly Powell, looks at some of the symbols and icon commonly used on cemetery gravestones and how gravestone scholars interpret the meanings of these symbols.
About's Guide to Genealogy, Kimberly Powell, looks at some of the symbols and icon commonly used on cemetery gravestones and how gravestone scholars interpret the meanings of these symbols.
Decapitation (Severed Heads) and Loss of Consciousness
About's Guide to Men's Health, Jerry Kennard, takes a look at the topic of decapitation and how long the brain functions once the head has been severed from the body.
About's Guide to Men's Health, Jerry Kennard, takes a look at the topic of decapitation and how long the brain functions once the head has been severed from the body.
Images of Death Galleries - Faces of Death Through the Centuries
About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick has assembles several galleries of images that exploring artistic representations of death through the centuries. Includes traditional themes as the Grim Reaper, Angels of Death, Danse Macabre, Gods and Goddesses, and more.
About's Guide to Alternative Religions, Jennifer Emick has assembles several galleries of images that exploring artistic representations of death through the centuries. Includes traditional themes as the Grim Reaper, Angels of Death, Danse Macabre, Gods and Goddesses, and more.
Grand Guignol - Macabre Theater - Horror Performance
Grand Guignol is derived from Le Theatre du Grand Guignol, the name of the Parisian theatre that horrified audiences with macabre subject matter for over sixty years starting in 1897. This website was created to help introduce people to the art and history of the Grand Guignol.
Grand Guignol is derived from Le Theatre du Grand Guignol, the name of the Parisian theatre that horrified audiences with macabre subject matter for over sixty years starting in 1897. This website was created to help introduce people to the art and history of the Grand Guignol.
Decomposition - What Happens to the Body After Death?
This site describes the natural biological process that occurs after death. The website includes the following warning "Please note - this site contains strong graphic images and descriptions."
This site describes the natural biological process that occurs after death. The website includes the following warning "Please note - this site contains strong graphic images and descriptions."
Human Decomposition After Death
Answers on what happens to the body after death from Dr. Trisha Macnair as part of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Health section. This article contains some graphic description of the decomposition process.
Answers on what happens to the body after death from Dr. Trisha Macnair as part of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Health section. This article contains some graphic description of the decomposition process.
Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks
From Princeton University Library the Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks are photographs of the life and death masks of famous individuals. Includes death masks of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Robespierre, Napoleon and Shakespeare among others.
From Princeton University Library the Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks are photographs of the life and death masks of famous individuals. Includes death masks of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Robespierre, Napoleon and Shakespeare among others.
Virtual Tour of The Cemetery of the Pere-Lachaise: A Place of Memories
"To go to the Pere-Lachaise, it is to go on a journey in a world strange and attractive where art and nature are linked to create a harmony and invites the meditation, the daydream..." This famous cemetery is the burial site of authors, writers, musicians including Jim Morrison, Jacques-Louis David, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Frederic Chopin, Isadora Duncan and Gertrude Stein.
"To go to the Pere-Lachaise, it is to go on a journey in a world strange and attractive where art and nature are linked to create a harmony and invites the meditation, the daydream..." This famous cemetery is the burial site of authors, writers, musicians including Jim Morrison, Jacques-Louis David, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Frederic Chopin, Isadora Duncan and Gertrude Stein.