The Changing Face of Death Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal
The taboo on death is at last breaking down. There is far greater receptivity to informed discussion about death and dying. Dying with dignity is one major issue: euthanasia and the 'natural death movement' are the latest stages in a debate first stimulat
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Also by Glennys Howarth and Peter C. Jupp CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF DEATH, DYING AND DISPOSAL (editors) Also by Glennys Howarth LAST RITES THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY: EXPERIENCES OF DEATH IN AUSTRALIA, BRITAIN AND THE USA (editor with Kathy Charmaz and Allan KeUehear) Also by Peter C. Jupp POSTMODERNITY, SOCIOLOGY AND RELIGION (editor with Kieran Flanagan)
The Changing Face
of Death
Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal
Edited by
Peter c. Jupp
Institute of Community Studies London
and
Glennys Howarth
School of Cultural and Community Studies University of Sussex
First published in Great Britain 1997 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-25302-9 ISBN 978-1-349-25300-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-25300-5 First published in the United States of America 1997 by
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010
ISBN 978-0-312-16403-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The changing face of death: historical accounts of death and disposal I edited by Peter C. Jupp and Glennys Howarth. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-16403-4 (cloth) I. Funeral rites and ceremonies-Great Britain-History. 2. Funeral rites and ceremonies-History. 3. Mourning customs-Social aspects-Great Britain-History. 4. Mourning customs-History. 5. Death. I. Howarth, Glennys. n. Jupp, PeterC. GT3243.C53 1996 393'.0941--
