Anthropology of Violent Death

Roberto C. Parra , Douglas H. Ubelaker 지음

Wiley 2023년 02월 09일 출간

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The first book to specifically focus on the theoretical foundations of humanitarian forensic science Anthropology of Violent Death: Theoretical Foundations for Forensic Humanitarian Action consolidates the concepts and theories that are central to securing the posthumous dignity of the deceased, respecting their memories, and addressing the needs of the surviving populations affected. Focusing on the social and cultural significance of the deceased, this much-needed volume develops a theoretical framework that extends the role of humanitarian workers and specifically the actions of forensic scientists beyond an exclusively legal and technical approach. Anthropology of Violent Death is designed to inspire and alerts the scientific community, authorities, and the justice systems to think and take actions to avoid the moral injury in society and cultures due to grave disrespect against humanity, its memories and reconciliation. Humanitarian forensic science faces the role of mediator between the deceased and those who are still alive to guarantee the respect and dignity of humanity. Contributions from renowned experts address post-mortem dignity, cultural perceptions of violent death and various mortuary sites, the forms and critical effects of the so-called forensic turn and humanitarian action, the treatment of violent death in post-conflict societies, respect for the dead under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic law, the ethical management of the death of migrants, and much more. In an increasingly violent world, this volume, develops a theoretical component for death management in scenarios where humanitarian action is required Facilities better understanding between the social sciences, the forensic sciences, and justice systems in situations involving violent death Discusses the latest theories from leading scholars and practitioners to enhance the activities of forensic scientists

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About the editors, xiii About the contributors, xv Foreword, xix Preface, xxiii Series preface, xxvii Acknowledgments, xxix 1 The anthropology of violent death and the treatment of the bodies: an introduction, 1Roberto C. Parra and Douglas H. Ubelaker 2 The posthumous dignity of dead persons, 1Antoon De Baets 2.1 Introduction: generations and posthumous dignity, 15 2.2 The dead and posthumous dignity, 17 2.3 Evidence for posthumous dignity, 18 2.4 Duties flowing from posthumous dignity, 19 2.5 The nature of posthumous dignity, 23 2.6 Semantic debates about posthumous dignity, 25 2.7 Breaches of posthumous dignity, 26 2.8 Restoration of posthumous dignity, 28 2.9 Conclusion: the impact of posthumous dignity, 31 3 Continuing bonds and social memory: absence--presence, 39Avril Maddrell 3.1 What are continuing bonds and how are they experienced and expressed?, 39 3.2 Continuing bonds and the well-being of mourners, 43 3.3 Implications for professional service providers, 46 4 The archaeology of disappearance, 49Alfredo González-Ruibal 4.1 Introduction, 49 4.2 Disappearance and power: concealment, dispersal, and virtualization, 51 4.3 Material disappearance, human disappearance, 55 4.4 The disappearance of disappearance, 58 4.5 Concluding Remarks, 62 5 Bioarchaeology of violent death, 67Anna Osterholtz, Debra Martin and Ryan Harrod 5.1 Introduction and background, 67 5.2 Categories of group-level violent death, 70 5.2.1 Bioarchaeology of Massacres, 70 5.3 Case studies illustrating integrative approaches to massacres in the past, 70 5.4 Differentiating between kratophanous violence and ritualized death, 77 5.5 Conclusions, 81 6 Destruc

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저자(글) Roberto C. Parra

저자(글) Douglas H. Ubelaker