Taking a cue from Jacques Derrida's Glas,this paper seeks to understand the idea of thanatopraxie or embalming in art.It sees thanatopraxie as a strategy to(en)counter the prevalent idea of a“book”as the repository ...
Contrary to freezing preservation and formalin embalming,Thiel embalmed cadaver presents soft texture and color very close to that of living organism,and many applications based on Thiel embalmed cadavers have been re...
Putrefaction and decay of preserved cadaver and body parts is one of the major issues that the faculties of medicines in various third world countries are facing. In this study we focus on the meaning of body preserva...