Purified by Fire

Purified by Fire
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780520236882
ISBN-13 : 0520236882
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Purified by Fire by : Stephen Prothero

Publisher Fact Sheet A history of cremation in America.

Cremation in America

Cremation in America
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Publisher : Prometheus Books
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781615927562
ISBN-13 : 1615927565
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Cremation in America by : Fred Rosen

In this captivating review of the history, the practice, and the industry of cremation in America, award-winning former New York Times columnist Fred Rosen provides an authoritative source of information and many revealing facts about an increasingly common, yet still controversial, alternative to burial. Rosen gives an entertaining first person account of his inquiry into the practice of cremation and its roots. He describes the early ancient custom of cremation by funeral pyre and then explores why the rising Church banned the practice as a sacrilege. He then traces the underpinnings of the modern cremation movement in the late 19th century among a colorful group of intellectuals and physicians. This 19th century group endorsed this then illegal practice as a means to improve public health--as a way to prevent seepage of burial grounds from polluting ground water and spreading disease. Rosen goes on to examine, in today''s world, people''s feelings about death and religion as well as their sensitivities to cremation. Given certain abuses, he believes that this industry needs to be regulated. However, he finds much in favor of cremation when firsthand comparing its costs vs. the excesses and extravagances of the burial funeral industry. In an age when over 25 percent of the population is turning to cremation as a preferred funeral arrangement, this book offers much timely, useful, and engrossing information.

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church
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Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages : 591
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ISBN-10 : 9780898697018
ISBN-13 : 0898697018
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church by : Robert Boak Slocum

A comprehensive, quick reference for all Episcopalians, both lay and ordained. This thoroughly researched, highly readable resource contains more than 3,000 clearly entries about the history, structure, liturgy, and theology of the Episcopal Church—and the larger Christian church worldwide. The editors have also provided a helpful bibliography of key reference works and additional background materials. “This tool belongs on the shelf of just about anyone who cares for, works in or with, or even wonders about the Episcopal Church.”—The Episcopal New Yorker

Transformation by Fire

Transformation by Fire
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 9780816531141
ISBN-13 : 0816531145
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Transformation by Fire by : Gabriel Cooney

Transformation by Fire offers a current assessment of the archaeological research on the widespread social practice of cremation. Editors Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn, and Gabriel Cooney chart a path for the development of interpretive archaeology surrounding this complex social process.

The Direct to Consumer Playbook

The Direct to Consumer Playbook
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Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781398605435
ISBN-13 : 1398605433
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Direct to Consumer Playbook by : Mike Stevens

Build your DTC brand by learning from the best. As consumer buying habits continue to shift, more and more brands are turning their attention to e-commerce and selling direct. However, few manage to succeed at scale. Overcome the challenges of the ever-increasing cost of marketing, the demands of customer service, complicated logistical requirements and the perils of selecting the right technology by learning from the DTC pioneers who have got it right. Read the founding stories, strategies, failures and eventual success of DTC brands such as Huel, graze, Snag, tails.com, Who Gives a Crap, Casper, Lick, allplants, Bloom & Wild and more to discover: · How they got started, what worked then and what works now · The importance of building a community and how to use data · When to consider going multichannel · Why you need a bulletproof brand · Navigating funding, margins, growth, customer service and product development and more For the first time, the best in class of DTC share their playbooks so that you can understand and build on their successes.

To Serve the Living

To Serve the Living
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0674036212
ISBN-13 : 9780674036215
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis To Serve the Living by : Suzanne E. Smith

In the “hush harbors” of the slave quarters, African Americans first used funerals to bury their dead and to plan a path to freedom. Similarly, throughout the long struggle for racial equality in the 20th century, funeral directors aided the cause by honoring the dead while supporting the living. Here is their story.

Encyclopedia of Cremation

Encyclopedia of Cremation
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 517
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ISBN-10 : 9781317143833
ISBN-13 : 1317143833
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Encyclopedia of Cremation by : Lewis H. Mates

The Encyclopedia of Cremation is the first major reference resource focused on cremation. Spanning many world cultures it documents regional histories, ideological movements and leading individuals that fostered cremation whilst also presenting cremation as a universal practice. Tracing ancient and classical cremation sites, historical and contemporary cremation processes and procedures of both scientific and legal kind, the encyclopedia also includes sections on specific cremation rituals, architecture, art and text. Features in the volume include: a general introduction and editorial introductions to sub-sections by Douglas Davies, an international specialist in death studies; appendices of world cremation statistics and a chronology of cremation; cross-referencing pathways through the entries via the index; individual entry bibliographies; and illustrations. This major international reference work is also an essential source book for students on the growing number of death-studies courses and wider studies in religion, anthropology or sociology.

Grave Matters

Grave Matters
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780743299282
ISBN-13 : 0743299280
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Grave Matters by : Mark Harris

By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling. Grave Matters follows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. Environmental journalist Mark Harris examines this new green burial underground, leading you into natural cemeteries and domestic graveyards, taking you aboard boats from which ashes and memorial "reef balls" are cast into the sea. He follows a family that conducts a home funeral, one that delivers a loved one to the crematory, and another that hires a carpenter to build a pine coffin. In the morbidly fascinating tradition of Stiff, Grave Matters details the embalming process and the environmental aftermath of the standard funeral. Harris also traces the history of burial in America, from frontier cemeteries to the billion-dollar business it is today, reporting on real families who opted for more simple, natural returns. For readers who want to follow the examples of these families and, literally, give back from the grave, appendices detail everything you need to know, from exact costs and laws to natural burial providers and their contact information.

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9780393249903
ISBN-13 : 0393249905
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by : Caitlin Doughty

A New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller “Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief.” —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to wish-granting Bolivian skulls, she investigates the world’s funerary customs and expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with dignity. Her account questions the rituals of the American funeral industry—especially chemical embalming—and suggests that the most effective traditions are those that allow mourners to personally attend to the body of the deceased. Exquisitely illustrated by artist Landis Blair, From Here to Eternity is an adventure into the morbid unknown, a fascinating tour through the unique ways people everywhere confront mortality.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9780393245950
ISBN-13 : 0393245950
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by : Caitlin Doughty

"Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)—a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession. Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life’s work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead. In this best-selling memoir, brimming with gallows humor and vivid characters, she marvels at the gruesome history of undertaking and relates her unique coming-of-age story with bold curiosity and mordant wit. By turns hilarious, dark, and uplifting, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes reveals how the fear of dying warps our society and "will make you reconsider how our culture treats the dead" (San Francisco Chronicle).