Decoration day in the mountains : traditions of cemetery decoration in the southern Appalachians /

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Written by an internationally recognized folklorist and illustrated with more than 100 photos, this book is an in-depth exploration of a little-known cultural tradition that dates back to the Civil War and is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks. Decor...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jabbour, Alan
Autres auteurs: Jabbour, Karen Singer
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Sujets:
Mourning customs > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Cemeteries > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Decoration and ornament > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Deuil > Coutumes > Appalaches (Sud)
Cimetières > Appalaches (Sud)
Décoration et ornement > Appalaches (Sud)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Cemeteries
Decoration and ornament
Manners and customs
Mourning customs
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.
Appalaches (Sud) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Southern Appalachian Region
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Photographs; A map of western North Carolina cemeteries pictured in this book; 1 Two Encounters with Decoration Day; 2 Decoration Day in Western North Carolina; 3 Cemetery Features in Western North Carolina; 4 Historical and Cultural Origins of the Region; 5 The North Shore: Removal and Revolution; 6 The Origin, Diffusion, and Range of Decoration Day; 7 The North Shore and Decoration Day in Sign, Symbol, and Art; 8 The Unsung Heroes of Decoration Day; 9 Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX A. Project History.

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