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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... culture virtually revolved around death . Death was commonplace , but that didn't make the death of a loved easy . The peculiarities of this culture and especially family closeness gave rise to a distinctive relationship with death that ...
... culture virtually revolved around death . Death was commonplace , but that didn't make the death of a loved easy . The peculiarities of this culture and especially family closeness gave rise to a distinctive relationship with death that ...
Page 68
... cultural practices , numerous manifestations of the wake were extant . As a more distinctive American culture developed , the wake in the United States became an integration of various customs . The wake took place on the night ...
... cultural practices , numerous manifestations of the wake were extant . As a more distinctive American culture developed , the wake in the United States became an integration of various customs . The wake took place on the night ...
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... culture . Residents of the central highlands began to absorb an enormous amount of information about attitudes and behavior patterns of people in oth- er parts of the United States and gradually assimilated them into their own culture ...
... culture . Residents of the central highlands began to absorb an enormous amount of information about attitudes and behavior patterns of people in oth- er parts of the United States and gradually assimilated them into their own culture ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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