Resources
Here you will find recommended external resources and references to support your death education journey.
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Books
(nonfiction)
Celebrations of Death: The Anthropology of Mortuary Ritual, 2nd. Ed.
By Peter Metcalf and Richard Huntington
The Denial of Death
By Ernest Becker
The Hero with Thousand Faces
By Joseph Campbell
The Golden Bough
By James George Frazer
The Body Keeps the Score
By Bessel van der Kolk
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
By Rianne Eisler
Podcasts
Memento Morbid
from the founder of Morbid Anatomy
Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.
This 13-part series was recorded in the 1980's as a continuing conversation between Michael Toms and Joseph Campbell. It is an excellent starting point for those new to Campbell's work.
An official podcast of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and the MythMaker Podcast Network that unearths little-heard talks from Joseph Campbell and examines their context and meaning. Hosted by Brad Olson, PhD.