From Dust to Ashes: The Development of Cremation in England and Wales, 1874-2024

Author:   Brian Parsons ,  Peter C. Jupp
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2025
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Pages:   402
Publication Date:   17 November 2025
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From Dust to Ashes: The Development of Cremation in England and Wales, 1874-2024


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Author:   Brian Parsons ,  Peter C. Jupp
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Second Edition 2025
ISBN:  

9783031884108


ISBN 10:   3031884108
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   17 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Brian Parsons is an independent scholar who has worked in the funeral industry in London since 1982. His publications include: Committed to the Cleansing Flame. The Development of Cremation in the Nineteenth Century (2005), The Evolution of the British Funeral Industry in the 20th Century. From Undertaker to Funeral Director (2018), and with Hugh Meller London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (sixth edition, 2018). He has also contributed chapters to a number of books, and has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Bath. www.brianparsons.org.uk Peter C. Jupp is a minister in the United Reformed Church. He has written and co-edited a number of books on death studies and on the sociology of religion. With Glennys Howarth, he founded the quarterly journal ‘Mortality’ and the bi-annual conference on ‘Death, Dying and Disposal’. He served on the Council of the Cremation Society of Great Britain (Chairman 2001-2009) and was a director of The London Cremation Co PLC (2000-2021).

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