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Paperback Committed to the Cleansing Flame: The Development of Cremation in Nineteenth-Century England Book
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ISBN: 1904965040

ISBN13: 9781904965046

Committed to the Cleansing Flame: The Development of Cremation in Nineteenth-Century England

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Overcrowded churchyards, shortage of land and rapidly increasing population how could the late Victorians dispose of their dead? Cremation was the only answer. But today, with over two-thirds of all deaths being followed by cremation, it is hard to appreciate the massive struggles faced by the Cremation Society after its foundation in 1874. Religious bigotry, legal obstacles and sheer moral outrage all stood in the way. But interest grew, and aided...

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