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Purified by Fire

A History of Cremation in America

Purified by Fire( )
Author: Prothero, Stephen
ISBN:978-0-520-92974-6
Publication Date:Jan 2001
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Ebook
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Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation. Today, nearly one-quarter of Americans choose to be cremated. The practice has gained wide acceptance as a funeral rite, in both our private and public lives, as the cremations of icons such as John Lennon and John F. Kennedy Jr. show. Purified by Fire tells the fascinating story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the...
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Pages:280



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