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Death and Burial in the Mountains: Superstitions, Customs, Practices

Death and Burial in the Mountains: Superstitions, Customs, Practices Death and Burial in the Mountains: Superstitions, Customs, Practices Judy Stewart Appalachian Heritage, Volume 1, Number 3, Summer 1973, pp. 8-19 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1973.0006 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/441944/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 23:22 GMT from JHU Libraries Lonely Grave 8 DEATH AND BURIAL IN THE MOUNTAINS: SUPERSTITIONS, CUSTOMS, PRACTICES Superstitions by Judy Stewart Throughout the ages, man has had an insatiable curiosity about death. In every civilization, attempts have been made to explain the inevitable end of aV. life. The mountaineer, in his practices and superstitions, those brought to the new country by his ancestors and those created here as an explanation for his own morality, found his answers. The superstitions can be grouped into two major categories. First, there are those which concern themselves with the approach of death, then those which apply to the events which follow death. Most of the practices show a deep concern for the deceased, often more than was shown while the person lived. Death being the most uncertain part of human life, many activities were to he avoid- ed if the inevitable were to be postponed. There were numerous http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Death and Burial in the Mountains: Superstitions, Customs, Practices

Stewart, Judy.
Appalachian Review , Volume 1 (3) – Jan 8, 2014
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Death and Burial in the Mountains: Superstitions, Customs, Practices Judy Stewart Appalachian Heritage, Volume 1, Number 3, Summer 1973, pp. 8-19 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1973.0006 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/441944/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 23:22 GMT from JHU Libraries Lonely Grave 8 DEATH AND BURIAL IN THE MOUNTAINS: SUPERSTITIONS, CUSTOMS, PRACTICES Superstitions by Judy Stewart Throughout the ages, man has had an insatiable curiosity about death. In every civilization, attempts have been made to explain the inevitable end of aV. life. The mountaineer, in his practices and superstitions, those brought to the new country by his ancestors and those created here as an explanation for his own morality, found his answers. The superstitions can be grouped into two major categories. First, there are those which concern themselves with the approach of death, then those which apply to the events which follow death. Most of the practices show a deep concern for the deceased, often more than was shown while the person lived. Death being the most uncertain part of human life, many activities were to he avoid- ed if the inevitable were to be postponed. There were numerous

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