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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thursby, Jacqueline S., 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wake services.
Manners and customs.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Festivals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Veillees funebres > États-Unis.
Festivals > États-Unis.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies > États-Unis.
Wake services > United States.
Festivals > United States.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes.
United States > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (168 pages).
ISBN:9780813149875

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