Purified by Fire A History of Cremation in America

Name: Purified by Fire A History of Cremation in America
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ISBN: 9780520236882

ISBN-10: 0520236882

ISBN-13: 9780520236882

Edition: 2001

Authors: Stephen Prothero

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Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation. Today, nearly one-quarter of Americans choose to be cremated. The practice has gained wide acceptance as a funeral rite, in both our private and public lives, as the cremations of icons such as John Lennon and John F. Kennedy Jr. show.Purified by Firetells the fascinating story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultural landscape over the last 150 years. Stephen Prothero synthesizes a wide array of previously untapped source material, including newspapers, consumer guides, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Birth, 1874-1896



The Cremation of Baron De Palm



Sanitary Reform



Resurrection and the Resurrectionists



Bricks and Mortar, 1896-1963



The Business of Cremation



The Memorial Idea



Boom, 1963-Present



Consumers' Last Rites



Contemporary Ways of Cremation


Timeline


Abbreviations


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index