tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200349813859341302.post250064951029755510..comments2023-10-19T08:34:33.350-07:00Comments on The Chaos Of Death: Capela dos OssosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200349813859341302.post-31712327815737104052008-01-07T16:25:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:25:00.000-08:00There is a lot to be said about the denial of deat...There is a lot to be said about the denial of death that permeates our culture. I wouldn't say that the saturation of death has no impact however. I think that the media and entertainment industry's sensationalization of death actual stylizes death and thus transforms our expectations. So there is a schism between what we expect death to be and the gruesome reality that it really can be.evandebaclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985365672247056023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200349813859341302.post-59595439723738886722008-01-03T14:35:00.000-08:002008-01-03T14:35:00.000-08:00In the book that I am reading the hour of our deat...In the book that I am reading the hour of our death, one of the main studies is how death has been perceived over the last thousand years. What I thought interesting was, the author talks about how during these days of the plague and of these cemeteries with bodies dangling it intensified the fear, which is no surprise but he goes on to say that the lack of this constant reminder in our days intensifies the fear, into a denial of death. So perhaps a western interpreted desensitizing to death and murder is not based in over saturation but by the fact that we fear our own deaths so much that we don't want to hear about any kind of death.<BR/><BR/>Also in response to the etching on the chapel, the book that I have been writing for too many years which has helped to inspire this blog is called Hats Off (to those who have died and to those who will) It has a similar feel to the quote on the chapel.The Fool Machine Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541950796758171130noreply@blogger.com