Death lore : Texas rituals, superstitions, and legends of the hereafter / edited by Kenneth L. Untiedt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Untiedt, Kenneth L., 1966-

Texas Folklore Society.

Series:

Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; no. 65.

Publications of the Texas Folklore Society ; 65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Social aspects--Texas.

Death.

Thanatology--Texas.

Thanatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. This work looks at places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. It also explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we're gone, and offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface by Kenneth L. Untiedt; I. Introduction; II. "Final" Resting Places; ""Life and Death in Old Bexar"; ""The Past at Rest: Two Historic Austin Cemeteries"; ""Eden Cemetery"; ""Buried in Texas: Any and Every Which Way"; ""There's Something About Old Country Graveyards"; ""Who Is Digging on My Grave? The Corps of Engineers?"; III. Getting There: Rituals, Ceremonies, and the Process of Dying; ""Most People in Texas Don't Die"; ""Oakhill Cemetery"; ""A Most Unusual Upbringing"; ""Funereal Humor"; ""A Family Secret"; ""Death Behind the Walls: Rituals, Folktales, and True Stories"

""Origins and Celebrations of El Día de los Muertos"" "From the Gallows: A Confession and Apology"; IV. Superstitions, Strange Stories, and Voices from the "Other Side"; ""The Spirit That Walked Toward Hornsby's Bend"; ""A Grave Mistake"; ""Larger Than Life, Even in Death"; ""Messages from the Spiritual World"; ""Chipita Rodriguez: The Only Woman Hanged in Texas During the Civil War"; ""Oscar-The Friendly Ghost"; V. Thoughts, Musings, and Pure Speculation; ""Graveyard Meanderin'; Or, Things of Life Learned Among the Dead"; ""The Walking Dead: The Role of the Corpse in Western Myths"; ""The Yellow Flower of Death" ""Grandmother's Uncle"; ""A Gift of Time"; ""Super Reality"; Contributors' Vitas; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-55542-1

9786612555428

1-57441-374-0

1-4416-4623-X

OCLC:

745976987