Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America / Stephen Prothero.
By: Prothero, Stephen R
Material type: TextPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Description: xiv, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520208161 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Cremation -- United States -- History | Cremation -- United States -- Public opinion | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History | Public opinion -- United States | United States -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 393/.2 LOC classification: GT3330 | .P76 2001Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.