| Death and Dying in Central Appalachia: Changing Attitudes and Practices Contributor(s): Crissman, James K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252063554 ISBN-13: 9780252063558 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: In Death and Dying in Central Appalachia, James Crissman explores cultural traits related to death and dying in the Appalachian sections of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, showing how they have changed since the 1600's. Relying on archival materials, almost forty photographs, and interviews with more than 400 mountain dwellers, Crissman focuses on the importance of familism and 'neighborliness' in mountain society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Death & Dying - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 393.097 |
| LCCN: 93-23784 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.02" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James Crissman explores cultural traits related to death and dying in Appalachian sections of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, showing how they have changed since the 1600s. Relying on archival materials, almost forty photographs, and interviews with more than 400 mountain dwellers, Crissman focuses on the importance of family and "neighborliness" in mountain society. Written for both scholarly and general audiences, the book contains sections on the death watch, body preparation, selection or construction of a coffin or casket, digging the grave by hand, the wake, the funeral, and other topics. Crissman then demonstrates how technology and the encroachment of American society have turned these vital traditions into the disappearing practices of the past. |