Death and dying in New Mexico / Martina Will de Chaparro.

Author/creator Will de Chaparro, Martina, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press ; [Dallas] : Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, 2007.
Descriptionxxiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Funeral rites and ceremonies--New Mexico. --History.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Mexico. --History.
Cemeteries--Social aspects. --New Mexico. --History.
Cemeteries--Social aspects. --Mexico. --History.
Burial--Social aspects. --New Mexico. --History.
Burial--Social aspects. --Mexico. --History.
New Mexico--Social life and customs.
Mexico--Social life and customs.
New Mexico--History. --To 1848.
Mexico--History. --Spanish colony, 1540-1810.

Contents The good death -- Releasing worldly and spiritual concerns -- Rituals to aid the soul -- Treating the physical remains -- Exiling the dead -- Epilogue: Transformations in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-252) and index.
LCCN 2007002257
ISBN9780826341631 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0826341632 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GT3210.N488 W54 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold