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Never before has an exhibition moved the public so profoundly and changed the perception of one's own physicality so sustainably as Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds. Through the aesthetic presentation of real, anatomically prepared human bodies, the exhibition transforms death into a source of vivid knowledge about life and creates a deeply touching encounter with one's own inner body. Over 52 million people around the world have already had this experience. This catalog showcases the extraordinary: anatomical specimens created and preserved using a new method developed by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical-anatomical treatise on the human body, the catalog includes contributions on the topics of anatomy and plastination, form plastinates, and burial requirements, as well as essays by renowned scholars from the fields of anatomy and medical history, philosophy, art studies, biology, and religious studies. The chapter on the human body is structured as follows: 1. The musculoskeletal system 2. The nervous system 3. The respiratory organs 4. The cardiovascular system 5. The digestive tract 6. The urinary tract and reproductive organs 7. The reproductive organs 8. Prenatal development 9. Whole-body plastinates. New revised edition in an appealing design and fully illustrated in color. A bestseller and standard work!.