Death Embraced New Orleans Tombs And Burial Customs Behind The Scenes Accounts Of Decay Love And Tradition

Author : Mary LaCoste
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483432106
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Embraced: New Orleans Tombs and Burial Customs, Behind the Scenes Accounts of Decay, Love and Tradition written by Mary LaCoste and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Embraced is like no other book you have ever read. Fascinating and entertaining, it leads readers to ponder issues that should not be avoided. Some may want to use it as a guide to visiting New Orleans graveyards . . . or as a guide to life. "An amazing book by an even more amazing writer, historian and educator with vast knowledge of the Crescent City's history and an intimate understanding of many of the Big Easy's lesser-known cultural traditions and customs. A must-read for anyone who is serious about learning the true history of New Orleans. I dare you to try to put it down after reading its first few pages." -Edmund W. Lewis, Editor, The Louisiana Weekly "A gem of a book, full of little things you didn't know you wanted to know. With subtitle wit and serious depth of knowledge, Mary LaCoste shares the down and dirty of one of New Orleans most mysterious institutions." -Liz Scott, New Orleans Magazine

Author : Peter B. Dedek
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 080716612X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cemeteries of New Orleans written by Peter B. Dedek and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2017-06-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City’s world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Spanning centuries, this fascinating body of research takes readers from muddy fields of crude burial markers to extravagantly designed cities of the dead, illuminating a vital and vulnerable piece of New Orleans’s identity. Where many histories of New Orleans cemeteries have revolved around the famous people buried within them, Dedek focuses on the marble cutters, burial society members, journalists, and tourists who shaped these graveyards into internationally recognizable emblems of the city. In addition to these cultural actors, Dedek’s exploration of cemetery architecture reveals the impact of ancient and medieval grave traditions and styles, the city’s geography, and the arrival of trained European tomb designers, such as the French architect J. N. B. de Pouilly in 1833 and Italian artist and architect Pietro Gualdi in 1851. As Dedek shows, the nineteenth century was a particularly critical era in the city’s cemetery design. Notably, the cemeteries embodied traditional French and Spanish precedents, until the first garden cemetery—the Metairie Cemetery—was built on the site of an old racetrack in 1872. Like the older walled cemeteries, this iconic venue served as a lavish expression of fraternal and ethnic unity, a backdrop to exuberant social celebrations, and a destination for sightseeing excursions. During this time, cultural and religious practices, such as the celebration of All Saints’ Day and the practice of Voodoo rituals, flourished within the spatial bounds of these resting places. Over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, however, episodes of neglect and destruction gave rise to groups that aimed to preserve the historic cemeteries of New Orleans—an endeavor, which, according to Dedek, is still wanting for resources and political will. Containing ample primary source material, abundant illustrations, appendices on both tomb styles and the history of each of the city’s eighteenth- and nineteenth-century cemeteries, The Cemeteries of New Orleans offers a comprehensive and intriguing resource on these fascinating historic sites.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965708517
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Orleans Cemeteries written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Orleans Cemeteries depicts the 'cities of the dead' in all their grandeur and decay, their exquisite artisanship and humble memorials, their voluminous historical accounts of the city and undefinable spiritual qualities. The definitive book on a very curious subject, New Orleans Cemeteries is as intensely visual as it is informative.

Author : Eric J. Brock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738501260
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Orleans Cemeteries written by Eric J. Brock and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysticism of cemeteries is inescapable. We are intrigued by the way these sacred cities of the dead have the ability to both fascinate and unnerve us at the same time. Within these final resting places lie many personal histories marked by nyriad monuments ranging from grand architectural homages to endearing sculptures and simple gravestones. The cemeteries of New Orleans have long enticed residents and visitors alike with their beauty and rich history. In New Orleans, the cemeteries are unique in that they are primarily built above ground. Done in part because of the city's location below sea level, this type of burial is also a common practice rooted in the area's Latin culture tradition. In over 200 photographs accompanied by an illuminating narrative, the author invites us to join him on a visual tour of some of the most captivating burial site of the Crescent City.

Author : Jacqueline S. Thursby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funeral Festivals in America written by Jacqueline S. Thursby and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They emphasize unity and embrace rites that soothe the distress of death as a way to heal and move forward.

Author : Margaret Coffin
Publisher : Nashville : Nelson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death in Early America written by Margaret Coffin and published by Nashville : Nelson. This book was released on 1976 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On title page: The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.

Author : Robert Florence
Publisher : University of Southwestern Louisiana
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City of the Dead written by Robert Florence and published by University of Southwestern Louisiana. This book was released on 1996 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1 complete with a map.

Author : K. Krombie
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781540250308
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death in New York: History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers and Executions written by K. Krombie and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like every aspect of life in the Big Apple, how New Yorkers have interacted with death is as diverse as each of the countless individuals who have called the city home. Waves of immigration brought unique burial customs as archaeological excavations uncovered the graves of indigenous Lenapes and enslaved Africans. Events such as the 1788 Doctors' Riot--a response to years of body snatching by medical students and physicians--contributed to new laws protecting the deceased. Overcrowding and epidemics led to the construction of the Cemetery Belt, a wide stretch of multi-faith burial grounds throughout Brooklyn and Queens. From experiments in embalming to capital punishment and the far-reaching industry of handling the dead, author K. Krombie unveils a tapestry of stories centered on death in New York.

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Whitechapel Productions
ISBN 13 : 9781732407909
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disconnected from Death written by Troy Taylor and published by Whitechapel Productions. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the God-fearing Puritans to the aftermath of the Civil War, the Victorian descent into mourning to modern day funeral traditions, authors April Slaughter and Troy Taylor take the reader along on a journey through America's history with death, dying, and how they've shaped our society today.

Author : Jennie N. Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999588406
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cities of the Dead written by Jennie N. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: