Better Place, a: Death and Burial in Nineteenth-Century Ontario |
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| Author:
| Smart, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-85383-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.00 |
Book Description:
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The notion that funeral rituals, strong religious beliefs, and a firm conviction that death is a beginning and not an end is highlighted in "A Better Place." An understanding of these changing burial rites, many of which might seem strange to us today, is invaluable for the family historian.
The notion that funeral rituals, strong religious beliefs, and a firm conviction that death is a beginning and not an end is highlighted in "A Better Place." An understanding of these changing burial rites, many of which might seem strange to us today, is invaluable for the family historian.