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

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depictions of death in sculpture and architecture  

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  • The depiction of death as both a physical reality and as an abstract concept has been a preoccupation of sculptors, builders, and architects for centuries, particularly in relation to gravesites and funerary monuments. Since ancient times nearly all cultures have developed rituals and beliefs surrounding the death of a person. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Depictions of Death in Sculpture and Architecture]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GL428GW2-9

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