Death lore : Texas rituals, superstitions, and legends of the hereafter /
Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to discuss dying, it happens to all of us--and there's no way to get around it. This publication of the Texas F...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
©2008.
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Colección: | Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ;
no. 65. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to discuss dying, it happens to all of us--and there's no way to get around it. This publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter two features articles about how people die and the rituals associated with funerals and burials. The third chapter explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we're gone, and the last chapter offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781441646231 144164623X 9781574413748 1574413740 1282555421 9781282555426 9786612555428 6612555424 |