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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... present at childbirth and sometimes ended up participating in a death watch because of the high mortality rate for women in labor . Midwives also took part in vigils that did not involve pregnancy , especially when doctors couldn't be ...
... present at childbirth and sometimes ended up participating in a death watch because of the high mortality rate for women in labor . Midwives also took part in vigils that did not involve pregnancy , especially when doctors couldn't be ...
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... present when death occurred and took pleasure from describing the death to those not present . Henry Scalf in " The Death and Burial of ' Boney Bill ' Scalf " gives the following example : " Cousin Ruth walked back and forth through the ...
... present when death occurred and took pleasure from describing the death to those not present . Henry Scalf in " The Death and Burial of ' Boney Bill ' Scalf " gives the following example : " Cousin Ruth walked back and forth through the ...
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... present . For in- stance , AriƩs , in his discussion of death and dying from the Middle Ages to the present , describes premonitions of death in fictional as well as real - life situations.57 Among his numerous examples of peo- ple ...
... present . For in- stance , AriƩs , in his discussion of death and dying from the Middle Ages to the present , describes premonitions of death in fictional as well as real - life situations.57 Among his numerous examples of peo- ple ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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