Death in America /

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Other Authors / Creators:Ariès, Philippe.
Stannard, David E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: [Philadelphia] : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1975, c1974.
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Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
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Summary:

The subject of death is treated as an aspect of cultural history, which includes the ideas about God, sin, death, and damnation imparted to children in Puritan New England; nineteenth-century America's grim acceptance of, if not relish for, death; consolation literature in the nineteenth century; the "rural cemetery" movement; and death in Mormon and Mexican societies.

Contributors : Philippe Ariès, Ann Douglas, Stanley French, Jack Goody, Patricia Fernández Kelly, Mary Ann Meyers, Lewis O. Saum, David E. Stannard.

Item Description:"Substantial portions of this book were originally published in the American quarterly."
Physical Description:xv, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0812276957 :
0812201840 pbk