Death and its causes -- What is death? -- The main causes of death -- Suicide, euthanasia, homicide -- Ageing and burial -- What happens to corpses? -- The body after death -- Burial -- Exposure and cremation -- Unusual methods of disposal -- Embalming and mummification -- Freezing and other methods of preservation -- The use and abuse of corpses -- The body and the laboratory: dissection -- Using parts of the body: Transplantation -- The abuse of corpses -- Identifying bodies and parts of bodies -- Death and afterlife -- Death and the corpse: the emotional impact -- The afterlife and the future of corpse disposal.
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