Stories
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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Why we no longer keep our dead at home
Today in the UK we rarely sit with, touch, or perhaps even see our loved ones after they’ve died. Past practices were very different and, Claire Cock-Starkey argues, were more helpful for those grieving.
Catalogue
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Death and suicide in Finnish mythology and folklore / Kalle A. Achté and Jouko Lönnqvist.
Achté, Kalle, 1928-2019Date: 1983- Books
Volkserotik und Pflanzenwelt : eine Darstellung alter wie moderner erotischer und sexueller Gebräuche, Vergleiche, Benennungen, Sprichwörter, Redewendungen, Rätsel, Volkslieder erotischen Zaubers und Aberglaubens, sexueller Heilkunde, die sich auf Pflanzen beziehen / Dr. Aigremont [i.e. Siegmar Baron von Schultze-Galléra].
Schultze-Galléra, Siegmar, Baron von, 1865-1945.Date: [1997], ©1997- Books
Beyond death : theological and philosophical reflections on life after death / edited by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and Christopher Lewis ; introduced by Lionel Blue.
Date: [1995], ©1995- Books
El ojo en la mitología - su simbolismo / [Juan Eduardo Cirlot].
Cirlot, Juan Eduardo.Date: 1954- Books
Death, burial, and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / Jon Davies.
Davies, Jon, 1939-Date: 1999