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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... died in 1914 , lying in his coffin . Once again , I was intrigued . Why was the picture taken ? Why was the coffin open ? How had he died ? What was the wake like ? What was the funeral like ? Where was he bur- ied ? While many of the ...
... died in 1914 , lying in his coffin . Once again , I was intrigued . Why was the picture taken ? Why was the coffin open ? How had he died ? What was the wake like ? What was the funeral like ? Where was he bur- ied ? While many of the ...
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... died : The night before Grandma died , she said , " Oh , I want my baby ! " Papa was her baby , but she had raised Uncle Rufe's boy , little Leslie , until he died when he was five years old . And she was just hollerin ' , “ I want my ...
... died : The night before Grandma died , she said , " Oh , I want my baby ! " Papa was her baby , but she had raised Uncle Rufe's boy , little Leslie , until he died when he was five years old . And she was just hollerin ' , “ I want my ...
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... died : The goods accompanying the dead in ... graves included not only food and drink , but ornaments , weapons , and implements of various kinds . Occasionally the objects were quite large , such as those discovered in the Sumerian ...
... died : The goods accompanying the dead in ... graves included not only food and drink , but ornaments , weapons , and implements of various kinds . Occasionally the objects were quite large , such as those discovered in the Sumerian ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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