The Puritan Way of Death: A Study in Religion, Culture, and Social Change
- ISBN-10
- 0195022262
- ISBN-13
- 9780195022261
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977-10-13
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- David E. Stannard
Description
An examination of the rituals of death and attitudes toward death in Puritan New England and of their links with community purpose and self-perception provides a new perspective on death in modern America
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