Death, modernity, and the body : Sweden 1870-1940 / Eva Åhrén ; translated by Daniel W. Olson.

Doden, kroppen och moderniteten. English

Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 2009.

xiv, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The modernization of death -- On the usefulness of the dead -- Death on display -- Preparing the dead body -- Picturing the dead -- Purifying flames -- Abjection and modern rituals.