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This work explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in northern Protestant communities during the 19th century. It offers insights into the construction of an American way of death, illuminating the central role of the Civil War and tracing the birth of the funeral industry.
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The Sacred Remains : American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883
author
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Laderman, Gary.
publisher
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Yale University Press
isbn10 | asin
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print isbn13
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9780300078688
ebook isbn13
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9780585349534
language
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English
subject
Protestants--Northeastern States--Attitudes, Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--18th century, Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--19th century, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Northeastern States--History
publication date
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1996
lcc
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BR525.L25 1996eb
ddc
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306.9/0974/09034
subject
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Protestants--Northeastern States--Attitudes, Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--18th century, Death--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--19th century, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Northeastern States--History
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The Sacred Remains
American Attitudes Toward Death, 17991883
Gary Laderman
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Copyright 1996 by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers.
Set in Sabon type by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Printed in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Laderman, Gary, 1962 The sacred remains: American attitudes toward death, 17991883 / Gary Laderman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-300-06432-2 (cloth: alk. paper) 0-300-07868-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Protestants Northeastern States Attitudes. 2. Death Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines 18th century. 3. Death Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines 19th century. 4. Funeral rites and ceremonies Northeastern States History 18th century. 5. Funeral rites and ceremonies Northeastern States History 19th century. 6. Northeastern States Church history 18th century. 7. Northeastern States Church history 19th century. I. Title. BR 525.L25 1996 306.9'0974'09034dc20 96-10373 CIP
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
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To my parents, Carol and Pete, my brother, David, and my wife, Elizabeth
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
Part I Living with the Dead in the Antebellum North
George Washington's Invisible Corpse and the Beaver Hat
15
1 Signs of Death
22
2 From the Place of Death to the Space of Burial
27
3 Simplicity Lost: The Urban Model of Death
39
4 The Great Escape
51
5 "The Law of Nature": Revisioning Mortality and the Natural Order
63
6 Morbid Obsessions
73
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Part II Death in the Civil War
John Brown's Body and a Soldier's Experiences of Death On the Battlefield
89
7 Death During Wartime
96
8 "Let the Dead Bury the Dead": The Search for Closure
103
9 National Interests
117
10 "Resurrection Days" and Redemptive Blood
123
11 Disenchantment with the Mortal Remains
136
12 Looking Death in the Face
144
Epilogue. The Birth of the Death Industry
Abraham Lincoln's Hallowed and Hollowed Body
157
13 The Business of Death in the Late Nineteenth Century
164
Notes
177
Bibliography
199
Index
219
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I cannot possibly express my appreciation to all of the people who have contributed to the completion of this work. Scholars, friends, and family members have been supportive during the research and writing of this project, inspiring me with their curiosity, insights, and, perhaps most important of all, laughter. Even though I have spent the last several years reading, thinking, and writing about death and corpses, people around me made sure I kept a sense of humor. There is no doubt that the one person who has been especially supportive intellectually, editorially, and emotionally is my wife, Elizabeth Hardcastle. To her I offer my deepest gratitude; thank you for your wisdom, guidance, patience, and humor.
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