Funeral festivals in America : rituals for the living /

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In this volume, the author explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals have evolved into affairs that help the living with the healing process. Thursby suggests that there is irony in the festivities surrounding death.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thursby, Jacqueline S., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006.
Colección:Material worlds.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States.
Festivals > United States.
Wake services > United States.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > États-Unis.
Festivals > États-Unis.
Veillées funèbres > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Festivals
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Manners and customs
Wake services
United States > Social life and customs.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Funerals as festivals
  • The final passage
  • Wakes and other amusements
  • Funeral biscuits and funeral feasts
  • Mourners' rites
  • Explaining the festival and the American way of death.

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