Traditions of Death and Burial
Author:   Dr Helen Frisby
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   863
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9781784423773


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dr Helen Frisby
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Shire Publications
Volume:   863
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781784423773


ISBN 10:   1784423777
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   19 September 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: The Death of Dying? The Pains of Purgatory c.1066-1500 Reformation and Resistance, c.1500-1750 Dying in the Industrial Age, c.1750-1900 The Practical Death, c.1900-2000 Death Now and in the Future, c.2000 onwards Conclusions Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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Helen Frisby is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Bristol, and also works at UWE, Bristol. Her PhD was on Victorian funerals, and she continues to research, write and speak on the history of death, dying and bereavement. She’s also currently researching the occupational lore of gravediggers. Helen is a Council member of the Folklore Society, and Secretary of the Association for the Study of Death & Society. She lives in Bristol, UK.

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