Last Rites
The Work of the Modern Funeral Director
1st Edition
Published on 29. June 2017
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-138-45704-1 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 2017. 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
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-45704-1 (9781138457041)
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11/2016
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11/2016
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06/1996
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Baywood Publishing Company Inc
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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