Facing the "King of Terrors"
Funeral Rites
Death, social aspects
Mortality
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Attitude to Death
Death
Social aspects
Social life and customs
History
"Facing the "King of Terrors" examines changes in the roles and perceptions of death in one American community, Schenectady, New York, from 1750 to 1990. A remarkably thorough study, this work incorporates a wide variety of topics, including causes of death, epidemics and the reactions they engender…
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