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Death Customs in Rural Ireland : Traditional Funerary Rites in the Irish Midlands by Anne Ridge (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSyracuse University Press
ISBN-101903631769
ISBN-139781903631768
eBay Product ID (ePID)72741898
Product Key Features
Number of Pages158 Pages
Publication NameDeath Customs in Rural Ireland : Traditional Funerary Rites in the Irish Midlands
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectDeath & Dying, Europe / Ireland, Customs & Traditions
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorAnne Ridge
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-379666
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal393.09415
SynopsisCeremonial death is the focus of a major rite of passage leading the individual from the world of the known to that of the unknown. This book describes funerary traditions, superstitions, death, and wake and burial customs in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ireland. The role of the community and the centrality of women in death rituals are highlighted., Ceremonial death is the focus of a major rite of passage, leading the individual from the world of the known to that of the unknown. This book describes funerary traditions and superstitions in the midlands, in particular in counties Roscommon, Longford, Westmeath and Offaly and also in adjoining areas of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Folklore collected by James Delaney, a full time collector in the midlands, from the 1950s to the 1980s, is the primary source. Material from earlier folklore collectors has also been used. The book describes Death, Wake, and burial customs, in particular, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Fear of death had a major influence on funerary rites and traditional customs were employed to overcome and control that fear. The role of the community in rites-of incorporation and in transitional rites of passage from the home to the grave is emphasized, while the centrality of the role of women in relation to death rituals is highlighted.
LC Classification NumberGT3247.5.M53R53 2008
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