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Prothero, Stephen R.

Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America / Stephen Prothero. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001. - 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: BIRTH, 18741896 -- 1. The Cremation of Baron De Palm -- 2. Sanitary Reform -- 3. Resurrection and the Resurrectionists -- PART TWO: BRICKS AND MORTAR, 18961963 -- 4. The Business of Cremation -- 5. The Memorial Idea -- PART THREE: BOOM, 1963PRESENT -- 6. Consumers Last Rites -- 7. Contemporary Ways of Cremation -- Timeline -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.

'Purified by Fire' tells the story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultural landscape over the last 150 years.

ISBN: 9780520929746 (electronic bk.) 0520929748 (electronic bk.) 0585391173 (electronic bk.) 9780585391175 (electronic bk.) 1597348414 9781597348416 9780520208162 0520208161 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Source: 22573/cttt0sfj JSTOR

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cremation--History.--United States
Cremation--Public opinion.--United States
Funeral rites and ceremonies--History.--United States
Public opinion--United States.
Mortuary Practice--history
Funeral Rites--history
Public Opinion
Crémation--Histoire.--États-Unis
Crémation--Opinion publique.--États-Unis
Funérailles--Rites et cérémonies--Histoire.--États-Unis
Opinion publique--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Death & Dying.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Cremation.
Cremation--Public opinion.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Manners and customs.
Public opinion.
Geschichte
Krematorium
Feuerbestattung
Crematie.
Crémation--Histoire.--États-Unis
Crémation--Opinion publique.--États-Unis
Funérailles--Rites et cérémonies--Histoire.--États-Unis
Opinion publique--Histoire.--États-Unis

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social life and customs.
United States
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes.
United States.
USA
États-Unis--Moeurs et coutumes.

Subjects--Index Terms: Humaniora Etnologi og folkloristik.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: GT3330 / .P76 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 393/.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2001 K-751 WA 11 AA1 / P967p 2001