Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America / Stephen Prothero.
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- Cremation -- United States -- History
- Cremation -- United States -- Public opinion
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History
- Public opinion -- United States
- United States -- Social life and customs
- Mortuary Practice -- history
- Funeral Rites -- history
- Public Opinion
- United States
- Crémation -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Crémation -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique
- Funérailles -- Rites et cérémonies -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Opinion publique -- États-Unis
- États-Unis -- Mœurs et coutumes
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying
- RELIGION -- Comparative Religion
- Cremation
- Cremation -- Public opinion
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Manners and customs
- Public opinion
- United States
- Geschichte
- Krematorium
- USA
- Feuerbestattung
- Crematie
- Crémation -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Crémation -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique
- Funérailles -- Rites et cérémonies -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Opinion publique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- États-Unis -- Moeurs et coutumes
- Humaniora Etnologi og folkloristik
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.
'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.
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.
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