Research Catalog

Title

Passing : the vision of death in America / edited by Charles O. Jackson.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1977.

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Details

Additional Authors

Jackson, Charles O.

Description

xi, 258 pages; 22 cm

Series Statement

Contributions in family studies ; no. 2, 0147-1023

Uniform Title

Contributions in family studies ; no. 2.

Subject

• Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States
• Death
• Death > Psychological aspects
• Undertakers and undertaking
• Attitude to Death
• Death
• Mortuary Practice
• deaths
• Undertakers and undertaking
• Death > Psychological aspects
• Funeral rites and ceremonies
• Tod
• Dood
• Culturele aspecten
• United States

Genre/Form

• Collected Work
• Essays.

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. [245]-253.

Contents

Prepare for death and follow me, Colonial America: Covey, C. Destination death. Earle, A. M. Death ritual in Colonial New York. Livingston, W. Of the extravagance of our funerals. Dethlefsen, E. and Deetz, J. Death's heads, cherubs, and willow trees.--Reaching for the choir invisible, the nineteenth century: Saum L. O. Death in the popular mind of pre-Civil War America. Habenstein, R. and Lamers, W. The pattern of late nineteenth-century funerals. Harris, N. The cemetery beautiful. Carter, P. If a man die, shall he live again. Phelps, E. S. The gates ajar.--Death shall have no dominion, the twentieth century: Ariès, P. Forbidden death. Bowman, L. The effects of city civilization. Blauner, R. Death and social structure. Kubler-Ross, E. On the fear of death. Blaney, H. The modern park cemetery.--Passing, an epilogue: Jackson, C. O. Death in American life.

ISBN

• 0837197570
• 9780837197579

LCCN

77023794

OCLC

• ocm03167890
• 3167890
• SCSB-105086

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library