Last Rites
The Work of the Modern Funeral Director
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-89503-345-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amityville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89503-345-1 (9780895033451)
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06/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
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E-Book
11/2016
Routledge
€158.99
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11/2016
Routledge
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Person
Glennys Howarth
Content
Introduction CHAPTER 1 Modern Death Rituals and the Undertaker CHAPTER 2 The Business of Funeral Directing CHAPTER 3 Funeral Directing in Easton CHAPTER 4 Becoming an Undertaker CHAPTER 5 The Contaminated Corpse CHAPTER 6 Making Arrangements CHAPTER 7 Humanizing the Body CHAPTER 8 The Funeral Ceremony CONCLUSION: The Undertaker: Past, Present, and Future Bibliography Index