ISBN:
0520929748
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0585391173
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1282357042
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9780520929746
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9780585391175
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9781282357044
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 266 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
393/.2
Keywords:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
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RELIGION / Comparative Religion
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Cremation
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Cremation / Public opinion
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Manners and customs
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Public opinion
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Geschichte
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Cremation History
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Cremation Public opinion
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Funeral rites and ceremonies History
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Public opinion
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Krematorium
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Geschichte
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USA
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USA
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Electronic books
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Electronic books History
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USA
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Krematorium
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Geschichte
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index
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'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
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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.
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520208162.001.0001
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