Inventing the American way of death, 1830-1920

Inventing the American way of death, 1830-1920 /

This book is a study in religion, culture, and social change. Taking the position that death is a cultural event, James J. Farrell examines the historical roots of contemporary American attitudes toward and practices concerning death. Middle-class Victorians tried to assuage their fear by making dea...

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Main Author: Farrell, James J., 1949-2013
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1980.
Series:American civilization
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States > History.
Death.
Death
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mort.
deaths.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Dodenbezorging.
Dood.
United States.
American funeral customs > to date
History.

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