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Can I read Purified by Fire : A History of Cremation in America on EtoBox?
Purified by Fire : A History of Cremation in America by Prothero, Stephen is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Purified by Fire : A History of Cremation in America about?
Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation. Today, nearly one-quarter of Americans choose to be cremated. The practice has gained wide acceptance as a funeral rite, in both our private and public lives, as the cremations of icons such as John Lennon and John F. Kennedy Jr. show. <i>Purified by Fire</i> tells the fascinating story of cremation's rise from notoriety to legitimacy and takes a provocative new look at important transformations in the American cultura
Who reads Purified by Fire : A History of Cremation in America?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Prothero, Stephen
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520929746
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion, History, Comparative Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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