History: Broad sweep France

Ben-Amos, A. 2000

Funerals, Politics and Memory in Modern France 1789-1996, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Kselman, T. 1993

Death and the Afterlife in Modern France, Princetown, NJ: Princetown University Press.

Ligou, D. 1975

‘L’evolution des cimetières’, Archives des Sciences Sociales des Religions, 39, 61-77.

Musgrave, E. 1997

‘Memento mori: the functions and meaning of Breton ossuaries 1450-1750’, in P. Jupp & G. Howarth (eds) The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal, Basingsstoke, Macmillan, 19-33.

Vovelle, M. & Bertrand, R. 1983

La Ville des Morts: Essai sur l’Imaginaire Urbain Contemporain d’après les Cimetières Provençaux, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: Paris.

Events

The Cemetery Research Group runs two events a year: in May and in November. Follow the links and send in an abstract