Death And Dying In Central Appalachia
Download Death And Dying In Central Appalachia full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Death And Dying In Central Appalachia ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Death and Dying in Central Appalachia
Author | : James K. Crissman |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780252063558 |
Download Death and Dying in Central Appalachia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
James Crissman explores cultural traits related to death and dying in 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 family and "neighborliness" in mountain society. Written for both scholarly and general audiences, the book contains sections on the death watch, body preparation, selection or construction of a coffin or casket, digging the grave by hand, the wake, the funeral, and other topics. Crissman then demonstrates how technology and the encroachment of American society have turned these vital traditions into the disappearing practices of the past.
Death and Dying in Central Appalachia Related Books
Pages: 268
Pages: 360
Pages: 366
Pages: 216
Pages: 556