Funeral festivals in America : rituals for the living / Jacqueline S. Thursby.

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Thursby, Jacqueline S, 1940-

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0813171830
9780813171838
9780813134949
0813134943
9781322594507
1322594503
0813123801
9780813123806
9780813149875
0813149878

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Funeral festivals in America.DDC classification:

393/.9 22

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GT3203 .T48 2006eb

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Contents:

Funerals as festivals -- The final passage -- Wakes and other amusements -- Funeral biscuits and funeral feasts -- Mourners' rites -- Explaining the festival and the American way of death.

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Summary: In this volume, the author explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals have evolved into affairs that help the living with the healing process. Thursby suggests that there is irony in the festivities surrounding death.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-154) and index.

Funerals as festivals -- The final passage -- Wakes and other amusements -- Funeral biscuits and funeral feasts -- Mourners' rites -- Explaining the festival and the American way of death.

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In this volume, the author explores how modern American funerals and their accompanying rituals have evolved into affairs that help the living with the healing process. Thursby suggests that there is irony in the festivities surrounding death.

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