Death and the afterlife in modern France / Thomas A. Kselman
1993, First Edition. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #407611
ISBN: 0691008892
Physical description: 432 pages : illustrations; 24 cm. Contents: Pt. 1. Mortality and Mortal Knowledge. Ch. 1. Progress and Anxiety in French Demography -- Pt. 2. Folk, Orthodox, and Alternative Cultures. Ch. 2. Folk Religion: Tales of the Dead. Ch. 3. Catholicism and the Cult of the Dead. Ch. 4. Alternative Afterlives in the Nineteenth Century -- Pt. 3. The Material Culture of Death. Ch. 5. From Churchyard to Cemetery. Ch. 6. The Origins of Commercial Funerals. Ch. 7. The Diffusion and Reform of Pompes Funebres -- Epilogue: Courbet's Burial at Ornans and the Cult of the Dead. Subjects: 19th century; 1800-1899; Funeral rites and ceremonies France History 19th century; Death Religious aspects Catholic Church; Attitude to Death history; Funeral Rites history; Catholicism history; Future life; Death Religious aspects Christianity; France Religious life and customs; Funeral rites and ceremonies France.
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