The Mourner's Dance

What We Do When People Die

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Death & Dying
Cover of the book The Mourner's Dance by Katherine Ashenburg, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Katherine Ashenburg ISBN: 9781466804432
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: September 1, 2004
Imprint: North Point Press Language: English
Author: Katherine Ashenburg
ISBN: 9781466804432
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: September 1, 2004
Imprint: North Point Press
Language: English

When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant. Intrigued, Ashenburg began to explore the rich and endlessly inventive choreographies different cultures and times have devised to mark a universal and deeply felt plight.

Contemporary North American culture favors a mourning that is private and virtually invisible. But, as Ashenburg reveals, the grieving customs of the past were so integrated into daily life that ultimately they gave rise to public parks and ready-to-wear clothing. Our keepsakes, prescribed bereavement garb, resting places, mourning etiquette; and ways of commiserating from wakes to Internet support groups remain clues to our most elemental beliefs, and our most effective means of restoring selves, and communities, unraveled by loss.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant. Intrigued, Ashenburg began to explore the rich and endlessly inventive choreographies different cultures and times have devised to mark a universal and deeply felt plight.

Contemporary North American culture favors a mourning that is private and virtually invisible. But, as Ashenburg reveals, the grieving customs of the past were so integrated into daily life that ultimately they gave rise to public parks and ready-to-wear clothing. Our keepsakes, prescribed bereavement garb, resting places, mourning etiquette; and ways of commiserating from wakes to Internet support groups remain clues to our most elemental beliefs, and our most effective means of restoring selves, and communities, unraveled by loss.

More books from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Cover of the book Negative Blue by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Grandmaster by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Jack on the Tracks by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book A Whole Life by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Frozen by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Dead Girl Moon by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Matchbox That Ate a Forty-Ton Truck by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Clash of Extremes by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Plant Hunters by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Other Side of the Tiber by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Missing Manatee by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Storyteller by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Down in the Chapel by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book Birds in the Hand by Katherine Ashenburg
Cover of the book The Book of Images by Katherine Ashenburg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy