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Bezig met laden... Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burialdoor Mark Harris
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Grave Matters follows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the local funeral parlor. They have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. The author details the embalming process and the environmental aftermath of the standard funeral. He also traces the history of burial in America, from frontier cemeteries to today, reporting on real families who opted for more simple, natural returns. Wow! Each chapter focused on a specific type of burial, beginning with the most common embalming and caskets, etc. They describe what the funeral director does with the body, explained typical costs for each type and historical references. Burials at sea, memorial reefs, home funerals, backyard burials and natural cemeteries were all addressed. I've always be astounded at the funeral industry's ability to take advantage of the grieving process. This book was pretty good- a good look into the embalming process (a lot more abusive to the corpse than I imagined-and I was already against embalming!) I like the historical context for how our current system of burial came to be (surprisingly related to abraham lincoln!)- as well as great descriptions of several more natural (and green) methods. Interesting that these methods seem a lot more personal too. There were a lot more stories of the grieving than I expected. For each chapter he follows one family through the process, so you get a whole story on the deceased. This is an excellent resource about various funeral practices in the United States. It clearly is biased towards its concluding chapter on "green" burials, but still offers explicit information on other types of burials. If you are faint of heart, skip the first chapter on embalming (not for the squeamish). The subsequent chapters deal with cremation, burials at sea, memorial reefs, home funerals, coffins, backyard burials, and "green" cemetaries. While it cannot be used as a comprehensive legal definition of all the state and federal laws, it does guide readers to understand what some of the questions need to be in researching options for YOUR area, and where you can find the information you may need. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling. Grave Matters follows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor. Eschewing chemical embalming and fancy caskets, elaborate and costly funerals, they have embraced a range of natural options, new and old, that are redefining a better American way of death. Environmental journalist Mark Harris examines this new green burial underground, leading you into natural cemeteries and domestic graveyards, taking you aboard boats from which ashes and memorial "reef balls" are cast into the sea. He follows a family that conducts a home funeral, one that delivers a loved one to the crematory, and another that hires a carpenter to build a pine coffin. In the morbidly fascinating tradition of Stiff, Grave Matters details the embalming process and the environmental aftermath of the standard funeral. Harris also traces the history of burial in America, from frontier cemeteries to the billion-dollar business it is today, reporting on real families who opted for more simple, natural returns. For readers who want to follow the examples of these families and, literally, give back from the grave, appendices detail everything you need to know, from exact costs and laws to natural burial providers and their contact information. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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