Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.

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TA: Grave Goods & Politics of Alcohol

TA: Grave Goods & Politics of Alcohol

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DATE : Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:15:00 +0100
Entered in Database : 2009-10-14 16:15:00
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From jewellery, photos, hats, glasses, and even food, drink and tobacco what do the objects we choose to leave in the coffins of loved ones tell us about the ritual of death and mourning? Laurie Taylor discusses modern day grave goods with Sheila Harper and Duncan Sayer from the Centre for Death and Society in Bath. why do we leave equipment that might be needed in an afterlife like glasses or walking sticks? Also – alcohol as a lens to understand social change. The links between drink, national identity and economic prosperity.

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