Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Prologue 9
7. 1 ‘‘Who’s Got the Body?’’: The Business of Burial 15
8. 2 Mortifications: How We Die 57
9. 3 The Ends of Days 104
10. 4 Funeralized: The Remains of Our Days 150
11. 5 The Promise of Hope in a Season of Despair: A Funeral Sermon by Maurice O.Wallace 189
12. Epilogue / In Memoriam 193
13. Bibliography 213
14. Index 223