Burial at sea: Separating and placing the dead during the age of sail

Mortality

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 276-285

  Stewart, David J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burial at sea; Funeral; Ghosts; Maritime folklore; Placing the dead; Rite of passage

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244462507     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270500321795     Document Type: Review

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