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Historical Experiences of Jumping to Death in Disaster Historical Experiences of Jumping to Death in Disaster
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Numbers Matter Numbers Matter
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The Sacredness of the Body The Sacredness of the Body
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The Body Remains The Body Remains
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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Abstract
This chapter reflects on the form of the dying on 9/11 based on the personal experiences of witnesses and survivors. The dying on 9/11 came in strange and mysterious forms. It was not about whole bodies that reach a natural end and those we commemorate in funeral rituals usually consecrated by religious traditions. On 9/11 in New York it was all more radically disjointed, more inhumane and contrary to nature, more filled with confusion and contradiction. The most painful dimension of the World Trade Center disaster is the issue of those who jumped or fell to their death from the upper reaches of the towers. Most of these “jumpers” appear to have made a conscious choice to die rather than perish from smoke, heat, or fire. This chapter looks at historical experiences of jumping to death in disaster, the sacredness of the body, and how the body should be handled after death. It also considers the case of Abraham Lincoln as an experience of public grief with the body.
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