An edition of Purified by Fire
(2001)
Purified by Fire
A History of Cremation in America
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by Stephen Prothero
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Cremation, History, Geschichte, Krematorium, Public opinion, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Social life and customs, United states, history, Mortuary Practice, Funeral Rites, Crémation, Histoire, Opinion publique, Funérailles, Rites et cérémonies, Mœurs et coutumes, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Death & Dying, RELIGION, Comparative Religion, Manners and customs, Feuerbestattung, Crematie, Moeurs et coutumes| Edition | Availability |
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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America
November 4, 2002, University of California Press
Paperback
in English
- 1 edition
0520236882 9780520236882
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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America
February 15, 2001, University of California Press
Hardcover
in English
- 1 edition
0520208161 9780520208162
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Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America
2001, University of California Press
in English
0520929748 9780520929746
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Purified by Fire: a History of Cremation in America
2001, University of California Press
in English
1282357042 9781282357044
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"ON DECEMBER 6, 1876, IN THE SMALL town of Washington, Pennsylvania, the corpse of Baron Joseph Henry Louis Charles De Palm went up in the flames in an event billed as the first cremation in modern America."
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