During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the ritual of mourning. The Victorian era in both Europe and America saw these rituals elevated to an art form expressing not only grief, but also religious feeling, social obligation, and even mourning fashion. Complete with period illustrations, Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils explores how Victorians viewed death and dying as a result of the profound historical events of their time. This concise, informative work is ideal for students of Victorian-era culture and Civil War enthusiasts. Table of Contents Introduction Wakes and Funerals The Cemetery The Undertaker Caskets and Coffins The Good Death and the Art of Dying Morbid Desire Post Mortem Photography Spiritualism and the Afterlife An Uncivil Civil War Mourning Art Mourning Jewelry Mourning Clothing Men in Mourning Children in Mourning Stages of Mourning The Etiquette of Mourning The Songs of Sorrow The Vacant Chair and Young Willie Grout Epitaphs Funeral Recipes Gravestone Symbolism The Tear Catcher Mourning Collectibles Victorian Charm Strings End of an Era Endnotes Bibliography

Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America

History

Loeffel-Atkins, Bernadette

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Gettysburg Publishing

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Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America