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A repository of morbid curiosities:
Thanatology and Taphophile Issues, Cemetery,
Funeral Industry and Death Related News.
What's New at Arcadia
Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast By Glenn A. Knoblock
Arcadia Publishing has releases a new title in the Images of America series, the historic account of the cemeteries along the New Hampshire Seacoast. This collection is a must for anyone interested in local history, genealogy, or colonial-era art. Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast and browse other cemetery books!
Green-Wood Cemetery By Alexandra Mosca
Arcadia Publishing announces the release of the historic account of one of New York's most famous cemeteries. Aracdia Publishing's Images of America series has an extensive catalog of many cemetery publications! Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Green-Wood Cemetery.
Announcements
Quoting Death in Early Modern England: The Poetics of Epitaphs Beyond the Tomb By Scott L. Newstok
An innovative study of the Renaissance practice of making epitaphic gestures within other English genres. A poetics of quotation uncovers the ways in which writers including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Holinshed, Sidney, Jonson, Donne, and Elizabeth I have recited these texts within new contexts. Visit Palgrave Macmillan and purchase your copy today!
Living by the Dead By Ellen Ashdown with illustrations by Mary Liz Moody.
A memoir about living beside a cemetery--and about the members of my family who came to rest at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit Kitsune Books for more information.
Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries By Matt Hucke And Ursula Bielski.
Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface - About Six Feet Under! Take a tour of Chicago's permanent residents! Please visit the Lake Claremont Press website to purchase your copy of Graveyards of Chicago today!
Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers
For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club.
Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman
Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture is now available. Please visit Studio Indiana for more information.
West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark
Features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website.
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Arrete! C'est ici L'Empire de la Mort -- "Stop! This is the Empire of Death."
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Necrophilia
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
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Austrailia - A former Perth chef jailed for life for the murder of aspiring British model Sally Anne Bowman has launched an appeal against his conviction, his lawyers said today. Mark Dixie, 37, had admitted having sex with the 18-year-old's corpse but denied killing her. He was jailed in February after a trial at the Old Bailey and was told he would not be eligible for parole for 34 years.
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Site News
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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I apologize for being absent from Taph for so long. I have over 3000 post-worthy articles to post, some of them dating as far back as November. I also have dozens of submissions from members, which I greatly appreciate! Remember that news articles post in order of publication date, not posting date. Browse through the articles using the pagination feature ( Prev-1-2-3-4-Next) at the bottom of the page to look for newly posted articles. After all, if you haven't read it,, it's still news!!
DG
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Grave Robbers
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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YANGON, Myanmar: A group of armed men on Wednesday stole the body of one of Myanmar's most revered Buddhist monks, whose corpse has been preserved in a glass coffin since he died more than four years ago. Officials said the coffin containing the body of Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vinaya, better known as Thamanya Sayadaw, was stolen from the monastery in eastern Myanmar where he had preached.
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Seepe Crematorium
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
Possible remains from crematory gone for good at landfill
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By Chris Joyner
Jackson, MS - The chairman of the state funeral board said he plans to take some action at Thursday's meeting regarding allegations Jackson crematory operator Mark Seepe improperly disposed of human remains. But Charles Riles wouldn't be specific Tuesday about his plans. Seepe could not be reached for comment. He previously told The Clarion-Ledger he has properly cremated bodies brought to him but acknowledged on Friday he knew bones were in a trash bin in his parking lot along with construction materials.
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Funeral Industry
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
By Andre Yeo
Job description: Female applicants to bathe and clothe the dead. Also apply makeup and occasionally work on the corpses at night. And carry their coffins. It is a job no Singapore woman took up, one funeral director said. So he had to look overseas for those willing to work as female pallbearers, who would not just help to carry coffins, but also perform the above duties on dead women to help the embalmers.
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Body Donations
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
The University of Minnesota Medical School Anatomy Bequest Program, established in 1901, is a whole body donation program. The primary mission of the Anatomy Bequest program is to ensure the availability of human bodies to aid in anatomy, education, research, clinical practice and biomedical device design. The Anatomy Bequest Program supports statewide education to advance the understanding of human anatomy. Families of donors can hold pre-burial rites—viewings and funeral services—at funeral homes before the University of Minnesota takes possession of the bodies. (The donation program will advise funeral home employees of any special embalming and handling procedures.)
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Cemetery Technology
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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Many things can keep family and friends from physically attending a funeral, so Wesley Music launched a new online service that gives mourning relatives and friends the opportunity to pay their last respects via a funeral webcast. Funeral homes participating in this program, have placed small web cameras throughout the chapel, so customers who sign up for the service can share this private moment with others via the Internet.
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Laws and Legislation
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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Peterborough, Canada - A new provincial law that will allow funeral homes to operate in cemeteries will come into effect by late 2008, Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal says. The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is working with stakeholders to finalize regulations that will be included in the Funeral Burial and Cremation Services Act, Leal told The Examiner.
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Famous Graves
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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Romania - This is one of the most impressive and important monuments in Romania's history, as it is dedicated to the valiant resistance of the Romanian army against the German attacks, in the summer of 1917, when all seemed lost and defeat unavoidable. The victory recorded by the Romanian army at Marasti was a costly one, with a great number of dead and wounded, but proved to be a crucial turning point in the war. The monument we can still see today is an impressive and highly interesting body of work, an architectural achievement that is still a wonder.
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Editorials
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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By Savannah Morning News
Georgia - The effort to reform the death services industry in Georgia is a year behind schedule, but House leaders should continue the initiative. When a family entrusts the body of a deceased loved one to a representative of the funeral, cemetery or cremation industry, they should get a minimum level of professionalism and respect. Anything less is unacceptable.
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Relocation
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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Vatican - The remains of Pope John Paul II would be moved from the grotto of St. Peter's basilica to a more prominent location if and when the Polish Pope is beatified, according to the archpriest of the Vatican basilica. Cardinal Angelo Comastri told the Italian daily La Stampa that it was possible the body of John Paul II would be placed in a more prominent location on the main floor of the basilica.
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Celebrity Deaths
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Al Copeland's white Bentley, his white Rolls-Royce and a dozen gleaming white limousines led the funeral procession that escorted the body of the flamboyant fast-food millionaire from a majestic church on historic St. Charles Avenue to a mausoleum surrounded by his race cars, motorcycles and a sleek speedboat. The send-off drew roughly a thousand people, some in expensive suits others in everyday work garb, to Holy Name of Jesus Church, where they lined up to pay final respects to Copeland, who was 64 when he died March 23.
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Mourning
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
By ERIC HORNG, RAINA GITTLIN AND IMAEYEN IBANGA
Doctors have long understood the power of grief in connection to one's health, and now, a new medical study shows just how fragile a broken heart really can be. Men, in particular, are more susceptible to suffering serious health consequences on the anniversaries marking the deaths of loved ones, especially a parent, according to new research from the American College of Cardiology.
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Taphophilia?
taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)
ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"
DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries
Taphophilia Facts
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According to Islamic tradition, the corpse of a Muslim is not to be left alone between death and burial.
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Quote Repository
“Epitaphs are cheap, and they do a poor chap a world of good after he is dead, especially if he had hard luck while he was alive. I wish they were used more.” Mark Twain from A Curious D
Grave Epigrams
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Reader pass on and ne'er waste your time,
On bad biography and bitter rhyme
For what I am this cumb'rous clay insures,
And what I was is no affair of yours. Topsfield, Massachussets 1797 |
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Taphophilia Thanks
Taphophilia (dot) Com would not be possible without the knowledge, experience and talent of DarkestWeb. From its conception and early development, DarkestWeb was faced with many challenges; from inspiring and motivating, to providing guidance and direction. The continued dedication and support has produced results greater than ever expected, and for this, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.
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