Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Literature, printed single-sided, grade: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (FTSK Germersheim), course: "Democracy Ma Femme. Looking for Liberty in American Letters.," language: English, abstract: Philip Freneau describes in his romantic poem from 1787 "The Indian Burying Ground" the differences between European funeral traditions, influenced by Christianity, and the traditions for funerals of some Native American tribes. He shows in detailed pictures the activity that is still visible in the Native American dead...