Skin, meaning, and symbolism in pet memorials : tattoos, taxidermy, and trinkets

In response to increased academic interest in the fields of death studies, memorial studies, and human and animal studies, Skin, Meaning and Symbolism in Pet Memorials examines the mourning rituals which exist between people and their domestic pets.Paying close attention to the changing role and inc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Racheal, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Series: Emerald studies in death and culture.
Subjects:
Pet owners > Psychology.
Pets > Death.
Grief.
Tattooing.
Taxidermy.
Social Science, Death & Dying.
Sociology: death & dying.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781787564190 (e-book)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) ; cm.

Cover

Table of contents

LEADER 03012nam a2200433Ii 4500
001 em-9781787564190
003 UtOrBLW
005 20190617112505.0
006 m o d
007 cr un|||||||||
008 190617t20192019enk ob 001 0 eng d
020 |a 9781787564190 (e-book) 
040 |a UtOrBLW  |b eng  |e rda  |c UtOrBLW 
080 |a 159.9 
100 1 |a Harris, Racheal,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Skin, meaning, and symbolism in pet memorials :  |b tattoos, taxidermy, and trinkets /  |c Racheal Harris. 
264 1 |a Bingley, U.K. :  |b Emerald Publishing Limited,  |c 2019. 
264 4 |c ©2019 
300 |a 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) ;  |c cm. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Emerald studies in death and culture 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Prelims -- Introduction -- Humans and animals -- Tattooing as artwork, language, and narrative -- Memorializing animals -- Taxidermy -- A union of forms -- Images -- In the skin -- Animals online -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back image. 
520 |a In response to increased academic interest in the fields of death studies, memorial studies, and human and animal studies, Skin, Meaning and Symbolism in Pet Memorials examines the mourning rituals which exist between people and their domestic pets.Paying close attention to the changing role and increased prominence of the companion animal in the domestic setting, each chapter considers a different form of companion animal memorialization, linking modern practices such as tattooing to historical examples of animal focused memento mori, particularly taxidermy. The final chapter adopts a forward focus in its provision of a framework for future studies related to how death and memorialization rituals are increasingly coming to occupy the digital space. While skin and touch are the focal points of many encounters explored in the text, what becomes evident is how the virtual realm is increasingly intruding into the touch experience. As a result, the posthumous, online afterlives of pets are set to become a social issue of increasing significance to the death and mourning experience. This work meets the needs of academics, post-graduate students and general readers alike, appealing to anyone with an interest in death studies, popular culture, tattooing and human and animal studies. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
650 0 |a Pet owners  |x Psychology. 
650 0 |a Pets  |x Death. 
650 0 |a Grief. 
650 0 |a Tattooing. 
650 0 |a Taxidermy. 
650 7 |a Social Science, Death & Dying.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Sociology: death & dying.  |2 bicssc 
655 7 |a elektronické knihy  |7 fd186907  |2 czenas 
655 9 |a electronic books  |2 eczenas 
776 |z 9781787564220 
830 0 |a Emerald studies in death and culture. 
856 4 0 |u https://proxy.k.utb.cz/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1108/9781787564190  |y Full text 

Similar Items