The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State - A History of Montana's Cemeteries (Paperback)

The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is a groundbreaking history of death in Montana. It offers a unique, reflective, and sensitive perspective on the evolution of customs and burial grounds. Beginning with Montana's first known burial site, Ellen Baumler considers the archaeological records of early interments in rock ledges, under cairns, in trees, and on open-air scaffolds. Contact with Europeans at trading posts and missions brought new burial practices. Later, crude "boot hills" and pioneer graveyards evolved into orderly cemeteries. Planned cemeteries became the hallmark of civilization and the measure of an educated community. Baumler explores this history, yet untold about Montana. She traces the pathway from primitive beginnings to park-like, architecturally planned burial grounds where people could recreate, educate their children, and honor the dead. The Life of the Afterlife in the Big Sky State is not a comprehensive listing of the many hundreds of cemeteries across Montana. Rather it discusses cultural identity evidenced through burial practices, changing methods of interments and why those came about, and the evolution of cemeteries as the "last great necessity" in organized communities. Through examples and anecdotes, the book examines how we remember those who have passed on.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Ellen Baumler
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-4962-1480-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	1-4962-1480-3
Barcode:	9781496214805

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