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 109
... graves will be taken care of forever . Whether it is a family , church , or public cemetery , each mountain graveyard falls into one of three categories . The traditional ceme- tery is one in which the upright , or vertical , grave marker ...
... graves will be taken care of forever . Whether it is a family , church , or public cemetery , each mountain graveyard falls into one of three categories . The traditional ceme- tery is one in which the upright , or vertical , grave marker ...
Page 120
... marking graves as the funeral busi- ness developed . Grave markers became larger and more ornamen- tal with more elaborate inscriptions as stone carving grew into an art . Inscriptions were important . With the advent of perpetual ...
... marking graves as the funeral busi- ness developed . Grave markers became larger and more ornamen- tal with more elaborate inscriptions as stone carving grew into an art . Inscriptions were important . With the advent of perpetual ...
Page 124
... markers containing only a birth date , headstones for a husband and wife with no death dates listed , grave markers listing the birth and death dates for one spouse but only a birth date for the other , and large headstones for an ...
... markers containing only a birth date , headstones for a husband and wife with no death dates listed , grave markers listing the birth and death dates for one spouse but only a birth date for the other , and large headstones for an ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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