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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... never found that photograph , and if my grandfather had not employed me to fill in those graves my cu- riosity about this subject would never have been piqued . I would never have asked all of those questions about death and dying and I ...
... never found that photograph , and if my grandfather had not employed me to fill in those graves my cu- riosity about this subject would never have been piqued . I would never have asked all of those questions about death and dying and I ...
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... never buried before the day following his death . If he died be- fore midnight , he was buried the following afternoon . If digging a grave began a day before the funeral , the excavation was never com- pleted until the day of the ...
... never buried before the day following his death . If he died be- fore midnight , he was buried the following afternoon . If digging a grave began a day before the funeral , the excavation was never com- pleted until the day of the ...
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... never be seen or felt again , a few mourners when filing past the coffin for the final view would occasionally touch the hand or cheek or actually kiss the deceased . Generally , only mem- bers of the immediate family such as the spouse ...
... never be seen or felt again , a few mourners when filing past the coffin for the final view would occasionally touch the hand or cheek or actually kiss the deceased . Generally , only mem- bers of the immediate family such as the spouse ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
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