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Author:

Colman, Penny.

Title:

Corpses, coffins, and crypts : a history of burial / Penny Colman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Henry Holt,

Copyright Date:

1997

Description:

vii, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Burial--Juvenile literature.
Death--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--History.
Burial customs--History.

Notes:

About the author: Penny Colman is the author of many award-winning books, among them, Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom, a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, and Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in WWII, an American Library Association Notable Book, a School Library Journal Best Book for Young Adults, and the winner of the Orbis Pictus Honor Award. A popular guest speaker, Penny Colman lives in Englewood, New Jersey. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-201) and index.

Contents:

8. Death is everywhere : images in the arts and everyday life. 2. Death is destiny : understanding death -- 3. What happens to corpses : decomposition, transplants, autopsies, and embalming -- 4. Bones and ashes : cremation and other ways to dispose of corpses - 5. How to contain the remains : urns, coffins, crypts, and mausoleums -- 6. Where corpses end up : cemeteries and other burial sites -- 7. Rituals for people who have died : burial customs, ceremonies, and celebrations -- 8. Death is everywhere : images in the arts and everyday life.

Summary:

Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures.

Indexed by:

Best books for young adults, 1999.

ISBN:

9780805050660 (alk. paper)
0805050663 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)36470245

LCCN:

97007842

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