Why We Want the Bodies Back
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Why We Want the Bodies Back
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Why We Want the Bodies Back
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Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2012
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28
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Why do human bodies remain important after the life within them has gone? Is it a sign of affirmation, mourning, reverence? Or something else? Explore some of the world's diverse rituals and beliefs about the treatment of dead bodies, from Alaska to Israel to Sudan and beyond
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live action
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