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The secret cemetery — with a foreword by Sir Raymond Firth
Author(s)	Doris Francis, Leonie Kellaher, Georgina Neophytou
Publisher	Berg, Oxford, 2005
Pages	298 pp
Source	Berg, lst Floor, Angel Court, 81 St Clements Street, Oxford OX4 1AW. http://www.bergpublishers.com
Keywords	Burial ; Landscape design etc ; Bereavement ; Participant observation ; London.
Annotation	The authors began their study of London cemetery behaviour in 1996, by cautiously approaching cemetery visitors and asking whether they would be willing to talk about why they visited the cemetery and what it meant to them. The book is based on interviews and participant observation at the City of London, Bushey United Jewish, New Southgate, Woodgrange Park, Abney Park, and East Sheen and Richmond Cemeteries. A diverse range of memorial practice is discussed: Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and those with no particular faith. The study aims to convey what death means to the living and the sensitive nature of cemetery activity. The authors also emphasise the cemetery as "an unexplored, non-clinical setting", the aim also being to inform planners, policymakers, managers and others involved in the mortuary trade. Appendices include examples of forms used in the survey work. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080619201 B
Classmark	OXB: RH:YB3: DW: 3DB: 82L
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