The Puritan way of death : a study in religion, culture, and social change / / David E. Stannard. --
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| Autore: |
Stannard David E
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| Titolo: |
The Puritan way of death : a study in religion, culture, and social change / / David E. Stannard. --
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c1977 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 230.59 |
| 236.1 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Death |
| Puritans - New England | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Death in the Western Tradition; II. THE PURITAN WAY OF DEATH; 2. The World of the Puritan; 3. Death and Childhood; 4. Death and Dying; 5. Death and Burial; 6. Death and Decline; III. EPILOGUE; 7. Toward an American Way of Death; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This is more than a book about Puritans or about death. It is also about family, community, and identity in the modern world. The book is an intelligent and highly original study of 17th-century attitudes toward death, which were profoundly different from those in our own time. Prof. Stannard's object is not merely to understand that period but to provide a perspective on the present. He skillfully combines historical research with important hypotheses concerning social change. The book rests upon a strong command of social science literature and is written with grace and style. Illustrations. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Puritan way of death |
| ISBN: | 0-19-028118-9 |
| 1-280-52283-6 | |
| 9786610522835 | |
| 0-19-802021-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910953398303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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