Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director
First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.
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Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director
First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.
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Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

by Glennys Howarth
Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director
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Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

by Glennys Howarth

Overview

First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers' perceptions and organization of death rituals.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138457041
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 06/29/2017
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction CHAPTER 1 Modern Death Rituals and the Undertaker CHAPTER 2 The Business of Funeral Directing CHAPTER 3 Funeral Directing in Easton CHAPTER 4 Becoming an Undertaker CHAPTER 5 The Contaminated Corpse CHAPTER 6 Making Arrangements CHAPTER 7 Humanizing the Body CHAPTER 8 The Funeral Ceremony CONCLUSION: The Undertaker: Past, Present, and Future Bibliography Index

What People are Saying About This

Irene Renzenbrick

It is probably the most comprehensive account of modern undertaking practice, or to use her term, "deathwork", that has ever been written. This is a fascinating book which illuminates a subject that continues to be a source of mystery, fear and suspicion. Howarth has left no historical, sociological nor psychological stone unturned. (Director, Development of Hospice Bereavement Services)

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