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
... home for burial . He did embalming for the entire county for a fixed fee per person . As the population increased and houses became too small for wakes and funerals , funeral businesses expanded to handle every phase of the funeral ...
... home for burial . He did embalming for the entire county for a fixed fee per person . As the population increased and houses became too small for wakes and funerals , funeral businesses expanded to handle every phase of the funeral ...
Page 81
... funeral dates . Americans were not notified directly unless they were close friends or relatives . Anyone who wanted to attend the wake or fu- neral could do so without being formally invited . Originally , funeral services were held at ...
... funeral dates . Americans were not notified directly unless they were close friends or relatives . Anyone who wanted to attend the wake or fu- neral could do so without being formally invited . Originally , funeral services were held at ...
Page 102
... funeral directors oversaw burial , they start- ed using a hearse pulled by a team of horses . A friend or neighbor measured the length of the dead body with one stick and determined the width of the corpse from shoulder to shoulder with ...
... funeral directors oversaw burial , they start- ed using a hearse pulled by a team of horses . A friend or neighbor measured the length of the dead body with one stick and determined the width of the corpse from shoulder to shoulder with ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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