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With the surprising humor of Mary Roachs Stiff and the globe-spanning bravado of Anthony Bourdains No Reservations , this is a journey into the astonishingly diverse ways in which we send off our dead Journalist Sarah Murray never gave much thought to what might ultimately happen to her remainsuntil her father died. Now, puzzled by the choices he made about the disposal of his organic matter, she embarks on a series of voyages to discover how death is commemorated in different cultures. Deaths Doors is Murrays exploration of the extraordinary creativity unleashed when we seek to dignify the dead. Along the way, she encounters a royal cremation in Bali, Mexicos Dia de los Muertos, a Czech chandelier made from human bones, a weeping ceremony in Iran, and a Philippine village where the casketed dead are left hanging in caves. She even goes to Ghana to commission a coffin for herself. Her accounts of these journeys are fascinating, poignant, and funny. But this is a very personal queston her travels, Murray is also seeking inspiration for her own send off.

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Author

Sarah Murray

Publisher

St. Martin’s Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250015655

Category

travel

Subjects

Folklore, Anthropology, Social Science

Rating

3.64 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14