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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... family . The loss of functions has resulted in the isolation of the family . Kin- ship units no longer play a major role in the everyday life of family members . The modern urban family now occupies a dwelling sepa- rate from the family ...
... family . The loss of functions has resulted in the isolation of the family . Kin- ship units no longer play a major role in the everyday life of family members . The modern urban family now occupies a dwelling sepa- rate from the family ...
Page 108
... family cemeteries they did not ex- clude nonfamily members . Neighbors were often interred in a sepa- rate section of family graveyards . For example , in 1990 while walk- ing through a family cemetery , I found one grave off by itself ...
... family cemeteries they did not ex- clude nonfamily members . Neighbors were often interred in a sepa- rate section of family graveyards . For example , in 1990 while walk- ing through a family cemetery , I found one grave off by itself ...
Page 206
... Family members simply couldn't provide care for their dying loved ones any longer . When your parent died it was easier to pay a funeral establishment to prepare the body , supervise the wake and funeral , perform the burial , and take ...
... Family members simply couldn't provide care for their dying loved ones any longer . When your parent died it was easier to pay a funeral establishment to prepare the body , supervise the wake and funeral , perform the burial , and take ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
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