Purified by fire : a history of cremation in America / Stephen Prothero.

Author/creator Prothero, Stephen R.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxiv, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Cremation--United States. --History.
Cremation--United States. --Public opinion.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States. --History.
Public opinion--United States.
United States--Social life and customs.

Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and index.
LCCN 00059005
ISBN0520208161 (cloth : alk. paper)