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Gone to the Grave : Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950 /

The complicated process of preparing the dead for burial is now the province of funeral industry professionals, but this is a recent development. Until the end of World War II, especially in rural parts of the South and documented here across the Arkansas Ozarks, members of the deceased's commu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burnett, Abby (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi Jackson, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The complicated process of preparing the dead for burial is now the province of funeral industry professionals, but this is a recent development. Until the end of World War II, especially in rural parts of the South and documented here across the Arkansas Ozarks, members of the deceased's community performed all of the jobs required for a burial. This was done to relieve the family but, in many places, taboos forbid their participation. This book documents death, burial and mourning customs in the Arkansas Ozarks for 1850 to 1950.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9781626740624