Mass Death and Funerary Transition
The Meudon Railway Disaster (France, 1842)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12097306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Carol (Aix-Marseille Université, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 644-654 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2022.2131049 |
| PMID | 36272143 |
| OpenAlex | W4307092790 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
On 8 May 1842, the deadliest French railway disaster of the nineteenth century occurred in Meudon, near Paris. The derailment of a train and the resulting fire caused the death of several dozens of people. Studying the mortuary and funerary management of this disaster is of twofold interest. First, in the early days of the railway, this type of collective death was still rare and strongly marked by its industrial character; it was therefore necessary to improvise. Second, a new funerary regime was emerging at the time that placed great importance on the body of the deceased, but the violence of the accident led to mortuary chaos. How could the growing imperatives of the cult of the dead be reconciled with industrial death
Ancient history · Archaeology · Character (mathematics · Cult · Derailment · Forensic engineering · Engineering · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |