Disposal of the dead
By: Diane Andrews Henningfield, editor.
Contributors: Henningfield, Diane Andrews.
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780737740929; 9780737740936
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Juvenile literature; Burial -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Disposal of the dead across cultures / Ealing School Service; title: The dead should be buried / Michael Cahill; title: Burying the dead pollutes groundwater / Richard D. L. Fulton; title: Burials can be environmentally friendly / Kirsten Scharnberg; title: Cremation is a better option for the disposal of the dead / Stephen Szucs; title: Cremation harms the environment / DeeDee Correll; title: Modern crematories are environmentally friendly / Paul F. Rahill; title: Contemporary funerals honor the dead / Robert Kastenbaum; title: Contemporary funerals do not adequately honor the dead / John Fraser; title: Contemporary funerals should include the body / Thomas Lynch; title: Aerial ash scattering can be a dignified method of disposition / Tom Benenson; title: Burial at sea is a respectful method of disposition / Meredith Fitzpatrick; title: Excarnation is an important religious tradition / Rachel Laribee; title: Excarnation is no longer a viable way to dispose of the dead / Braden Reddall; title: Plastination is an appropriate way to dispose of the dead / Tony Walter; title: Plastination is not respectful of the dead / Thomas Hibbs.