Concept information
Preferred term
photography of the dead
Definition
- Many Christian societies used the photographic method to depict the dead. Whereas this practice may now appear unusual, it had been in fashion from the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century all over the Christian world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Photography of the Dead]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/photography_of_the_dead
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