Death and Dying in Central Appalachia: Changing Attitudes and PracticesUniversity of Illinois Press, 1994 - 247 pages In Death and Dying in Central Appalachia, James Crissman explores cultural traits related to death and dying in the Appalachian sections of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, showing how they have changed since the 1600's. Relying on archival materials, almost forty photographs, and interviews with more than 400 mountain dwellers, Crissman focuses on the importance of familism and 'neighborliness' in mountain society. |
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Page 39
... changed a great deal since the early years of preservation . The purpose of contemporary embalming is to replace the parts of the body that decay the fastest with a preservative that will retard decomposition . Each embalmer possesses ...
... changed a great deal since the early years of preservation . The purpose of contemporary embalming is to replace the parts of the body that decay the fastest with a preservative that will retard decomposition . Each embalmer possesses ...
Page 65
... changed grave digging too . Heavy machinery , especial- ly the backhoe , has replaced the pick and shovel in opening a grave , except in cases where it is impossible to get it to the burial site or friends do the digging . The social ...
... changed grave digging too . Heavy machinery , especial- ly the backhoe , has replaced the pick and shovel in opening a grave , except in cases where it is impossible to get it to the burial site or friends do the digging . The social ...
Page 206
... changed how mountaineers deal with death . Almost every person I interviewed declared that members of mountain communities are not as close today as they once were . My interviewees lamented that their neighbors are less likely than ...
... changed how mountaineers deal with death . Almost every person I interviewed declared that members of mountain communities are not as close today as they once were . My interviewees lamented that their neighbors are less likely than ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
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