American afterlife : encounters in the customs of mourning /

What happens after someone dies depends on our personal stories and on where those stories fall in a larger tale, that of death in America. It's a powerful tale that we usually keep hidden from our everyday lives until we have to face it. American Afterlife by Kate Sweeney reveals this world th...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sweeney, Kate, 1978-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States. Mourning customs > United States. Undertakers and undertaking > United States. United States > Social life and customs.