Traditional Chinese funeral folklore / Heidi Goodwin, 1997

Item — Box: 146, Folder: 5

Identifier: FA 1 Item 1513

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Scope and Contents note

Goodwin collected folklore surrounding traditional Chinese funerals. Included are varying accounts of how long the body should be out before it is buried, descriptions of professional mourners who cry continually over the body, and explanation of possessions that are burned when the body is buried. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Dates

Other: 1997

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.