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  The New England Book of the Dead (Paperback) By (author) James Hill Parker

  

  

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  Short Description for The New England Book of the Dead This unique book is a study of northern New England and its culture's views of death. The author, James Hill Parker, pieces together conversations, funerals and other evidence of a latent Book of the Dead.
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  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Published: 01 October 1995
  • Format: Paperback 110 pages
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  • Categories: Cultural Studies | Sociology | Sociology: Customs & Traditions | Sociology: Death & Dying | History Of The Americas
  • ISBN 13: 9780819199034 ISBN 10: 0819199036

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Full description for The New England Book of the Dead

• This unique book is a study of northern New England and its culture's views of death. The author, James Hill Parker, pieces together conversations, funerals and other evidence of a latent Book of the Dead. He also makes comparisons with the Mayan and various books of the dead. The book discusses several methodological problems that were encountered in the author's search for the New England and other books of the dead. Readers will benefit from the information that Parker has gathered due to his 'insider/outside' status. His intriguing work will surely interest historians, sociologists and the literate public who want to learn more about New England's cultural history.