The Puritan Way of Death by David E Stannard

The Puritan Way of Death by David E Stannard

This is more than a book about Puritans or about death. It is also about family, community, and identity in the modern world. The book is an intelligent and highly original study of 17th-century attitudes toward death, which were profoundly different from those in our own time. Prof. Stannard's object is not merely to understand that period but to provide a perspective on the present. He skillfully combines historical research with important hypotheses concerning social change. The book rests upon a strong command of social science literature and is written with grace and style. Illustrations. "A richly diverse and highly readable book that skillfully combines historical research with important hypothesis concerning social change."

David E. Stannard received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is a professor of American studies at the University of Hawai'i. A Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and American Council of Learned Societies fellow and a widely recognized authority on Hawai'ian history and culture, he has written five previous books, including American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World.

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ISBN 13	9780195022261
ISBN 10	0195022262
Title	The Puritan Way of Death
Author	David Stannard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1977-10-13
Number of pages	250
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