The Puritan way of death : a study in religion, culture, and social change / David E. Stannard. --.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stannard, David E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death.

Puritans--New England.

Puritans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is more than a book about Puritans or about death. It is also about family, community, and identity in the modern world. The book is an intelligent and highly original study of 17th-century attitudes toward death, which were profoundly different from those in our own time. Prof. Stannard's object is not merely to understand that period but to provide a perspective on the present. He skillfully combines historical research with important hypotheses concerning social change. The book rests upon a strong command of social science literature and is written with grace and style. Illustrations.

Contents:

Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Death in the Western Tradition; II. THE PURITAN WAY OF DEATH; 2. The World of the Puritan; 3. Death and Childhood; 4. Death and Dying; 5. Death and Burial; 6. Death and Decline; III. EPILOGUE; 7. Toward an American Way of Death; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028118-9

1-280-52283-6

9786610522835

0-19-802021-X

OCLC:

630529083