Governing the dead? Theoretical approaches

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    Abstract

    This chapter lays out a theoretical terrain for the analysis of dead body politics as an issue of sovereignty, the terrain covers psychoanalysis, critical theory, the anthropology of rituals of death, and recent theorization of materiality and agency.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGoverning the dead : sovereignty and the politics of dead bodies
    EditorsFinn Stepputat
    PublisherManchester University Press
    Publication date2014
    Pages11-32
    ISBN (Print)9780719096082
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • Death
    • Governance
    • State power
    • Anthropological analysis

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