The celebration of death in contemporary culture

Abstract

"Contents" -- "Introduction: The Paradoxes of Death" -- "One. The Intellectual Origins of the Cult of Death" -- "Two. The Commodification of Death: The Social and Historical Perspectives" -- "Three. The Monsters and the Humans" -- "Four. Harry Potter, Tanya Grotter, and Death in the Coming-of-Age Novel" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Selected Bibliography".