The Cemeteries of New Orleans : A Cultural History /

In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City's world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Spanning centuries, this fascinating body of research takes readers from muddy fields of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dedek, Peter B., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tombs.
Sepulchral monuments.
Manners and customs.
Cemeteries.
Burial.
Buildings.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Burial > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Tombs > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Sepulchral monuments > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Cemeteries > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
New Orleans (La.) > Social life and customs.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 FROM MUD AND CRAWFISH TOCITIES OF THE DEAD; 2 TEMPLES OF LILLIPUTThe Mid-Nineteenth Century; 3 THE ARCHITECTURE AND ART OF DEATHThe Builders and Decorators; 4 PALACES OF THE DEADSociety Tombs and Fraternal Cemeteries; 5 SAINTS, VOODOO, AND RACISM; 6 SUBURBS OF THE DEADThe Victorian Garden Cemetery in New Orleans; 7 SLUMS OF THE DEADDecay and Cemetery Preservation; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A Types and Styles of Tombs in New Orleans Cemeteries; APPENDIX B Brief Histories of Selected New Orleans Cemeteries; NOTES; INDEX

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