The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body
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Download or read book The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Modern Mourning, and the Reinvention of the Mystical Body written by Laura Wittman and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the First World War, countries across Europe participated in an unprecedented ritual in which a single, anonymous body was buried to symbolize the overwhelming trauma of the battlefields; The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier explores the creation and reception of this symbolic national burial as an emblem for modern mourning.


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