Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes (eBook)
208 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7361-0 (ISBN)
In Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, William Lynwood Montell has collected stories and reminiscences from funeral home directors and embalmers across the state. These accounts provide a record of the business of death as it has been practiced in Kentucky over the past fifty years. The collection ranges from tales of old-time burial practices, to stories about funeral customs unique to the African American community, to tales of premonitions, mistakes, and even humorous occurrences. Other stories involve such unusual aspects of the business as snake-handling funerals, mistaken identities, and in-home embalming. Taken together, these firsthand narratives preserve an important aspect of Kentucky social life not likely to be collected elsewhere. Most of these funeral home stories involve the recent history of Kentucky funeral practices, but some descriptive accounts go back to the era when funeral directors used horse-drawn wagons to reach secluded areas. These accounts, including stories about fainting relatives, long-winded preachers, and pallbearers falling into graves, provide significant insights into the pivotal role morticians have played in local life and culture over the years.
"e;A unique firsthand record of this history and culture of death in Kentucky relayed nearly word-for-word to preserve the language, style and emotion."e; -Hardin Company Historical SocietyIn Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, William Lynwood Montell has collected stories and reminiscences from funeral home directors and embalmers across the state. These accounts provide a record of the business of death as it has been practiced in Kentucky over the past fifty years. The collection ranges from tales of old-time burial practices, to stories about funeral customs unique to the African American community, to tales of premonitions, mistakes, and even humorous occurrences. Other stories involve such unusual aspects of the business as snake-handling funerals, mistaken identities, and in-home embalming. Taken together, these firsthand narratives preserve an important aspect of Kentucky social life not likely to be collected elsewhere. Most of these funeral home stories involve the recent history of Kentucky funeral practices, but some descriptive accounts go back to the era when funeral directors used horse-drawn wagons to reach secluded areas. These accounts, including stories about fainting relatives, long-winded preachers, and pallbearers falling into graves, provide significant insights into the pivotal role morticians have played in local life and culture over the years."e;A fascinating read . . . Some of the stories are thoughtful explanations of past funeral customs and ruminations on the needs of grieving, but many are also funny."e; -Lexington-Herald Leader"e;Yes, they have humorous stories to tell, but they also have poignant tales that will move you."e; -Bowling Green Daily News"e;[Montell's] edited anecdotes preserve many of those traditions for readers interested in commonwealth customs related to 'passing on.'"e; -Courier-Journal
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2010 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 150 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Schlagworte | African American Community • Bereavement • burial practices • business of death • Cemetary • Death • denial of death • embalmer • family death • family-run funeral homes • Folktales • funeral home directors • funerary customs • Grief • grieving relatives • in-home embalming • Mortality • mortuary rituals • Mourning • Oral History • oral history, folklore • pallbearers • preachers • snake-handling • thanatology |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8131-7361-2 / 0813173612 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8131-7361-0 / 9780813173610 |
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