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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Thursby, Jacqueline S., 1940-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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