Death and dying in central Appalachia : changing attitudes and practices
James K. Crissman (Author)
"This book 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 1600s. 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."--Back cover
xii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780252020612, 9780252063558, 0252020618, 0252063554
28183935
1. Familism, Neighborliness, and the Death Watch
2. Preparation of the Body
3. Burial Receptacles and Grave Digging
4. The Wake
5. The Funeral Service
6. Burial Customs
7. Grave Markers and Other Forms of Memorialization
8. Funeralizing and Memorial Traditions
9. Dying, Death, and Central Appalachian Music
10. Mining Disasters and Death