Creating Life and Exploring Death

Bibliographic Data

ID3087294
AuthorsLynn Akesson (Lund University, corresponding author), Susanne Lundin (0000-0003-0038-9661, Lund University)
Year1996
Volume26
Issue1
Publication date1996-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.847
OpenAlexW1736445231
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0cm;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;line-height:107%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} In Sweden, as elsewhere, people’s lives and physical bodies have become part of an advanced medical care apparatus. The present article is about this technologization of everyday life and the integration of medical high technology in the biological process. The empirical foundation is the creation of life with the aid of artificial reproduction and the investigation of dead human bodies for the purposes of autopsy and transplantation . Life and death are undeniably two focal points where the encounter of medicine, biology, and culture is made visible. By looking closely at the techniques that make it possible to stretch these fundamental principles, we want to reason about changes in people’s cultural identity. 1

Physics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access