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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... someone was dying , they would ring the bell to notify everyone . According to Esther Sanderson , it was nothing short of a crime for the neighbors not to " set up " with someone who was ill or dead.52 In a 1981 interview , a woman in ...
... someone was dying , they would ring the bell to notify everyone . According to Esther Sanderson , it was nothing short of a crime for the neighbors not to " set up " with someone who was ill or dead.52 In a 1981 interview , a woman in ...
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... someone sees a dead person's face in the mir- ror , that person will be the next to die ; if a photograph falls in a room with a corpse , the subject of the photograph will die ; a clock should be stopped at the moment someone dies ...
... someone sees a dead person's face in the mir- ror , that person will be the next to die ; if a photograph falls in a room with a corpse , the subject of the photograph will die ; a clock should be stopped at the moment someone dies ...
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... someone during an epidemic in eastern Kentucky . The person had survived and it was never used . Alberta Hannum provides an example of how ailing people must have felt to know that their coffins were being constructed while people ...
... someone during an epidemic in eastern Kentucky . The person had survived and it was never used . Alberta Hannum provides an example of how ailing people must have felt to know that their coffins were being constructed while people ...
Contents
Familism Neighborliness and the Death Watch | 9 |
Preparation of the Body | 22 |
Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging | 42 |
Copyright | |
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