Description:
These 12 short, highly focused essays analyze how experiences with death and the imagery associated with it influenced US culture before 1860.--Choice
Review Quotes: "An important book that introduces new methods of analyzing death in early American history. . . . The book illustrates the profound ways that experiences with death and the imagery associated with death influenced not only religion but also other issues-national politics, gender politics, and race relations-that are easy to relate to our contemporary concerns. Isenberg's and Burnstein's work makes a significant contribution to the discussion of death and dying in American history and its value for interdisciplinary study."-- "Journal of the American Academy of Religion"