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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... containers employed by the Egyptians to protect a body were made of basketwork and wood . The oldest known coffin is the simple wooden container of Mycerinus , an Egyptian king , which dates to approximately 3633 B.C.3 While the early ...
... containers employed by the Egyptians to protect a body were made of basketwork and wood . The oldest known coffin is the simple wooden container of Mycerinus , an Egyptian king , which dates to approximately 3633 B.C.3 While the early ...
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... containers date back only about two hundred years in western culture , so they are a relatively new development in ... container used for interment.10 The early coffins were handmade within the community by a rel- ative , neighbor ...
... containers date back only about two hundred years in western culture , so they are a relatively new development in ... container used for interment.10 The early coffins were handmade within the community by a rel- ative , neighbor ...
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... container than if death took place late in the day or during the summer when decomposition was rap- id . If lumber was available at the home of the deceased , construc- tion could commence sooner than when it had to be obtained else ...
... container than if death took place late in the day or during the summer when decomposition was rap- id . If lumber was available at the home of the deceased , construc- tion could commence sooner than when it had to be obtained else ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
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