Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

ISBN-13: 9780895033451 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 232 str.

Glennys Howarth

Opis

Provides a unique tableau of the funeral director's world. As such, it is a contribution to the growing literature on death and dying. Like the study of deviance which aids understanding of the norms of society, the sociology of death uncovers many insights into the very structures and patterns which shape life.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Glennys Howarth