- Taphophilia
Taphophilia is a passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries. [Rogak, Lisa (2004), "Stones and Bones of New England: A guide to unusual, historic, and otherwise notable cemeteries", Globe Pequat ISBN 07627-3000-5 ] The singular term is a "taphophile".
Taphophilia involves epitaphs, gravestone
rubbing s, photography, art, and history of (famous) deaths. An example of an individual’s expression of taphophilia is the character Harold in the movie "Harold and Maude " (1971).Taphophilia should not be confused with
necrophilia , which is a sexual attraction to corpses.ee also
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List of cemeteries References
External links
* [http://www.gravestonestudies.org/ Association for Gravestone Studies]
* [http://www.taphophilia.com/ taphophilia.com]
* [http://www.thecemeteryclub.com/magazine.html thecemeteryclub (magazine)]
* [http://www.theliterarycemetery.co.uk Written in Stone - literary deaths and gravestones]
* [http://littlehouseonwheels.com/linkpage/iconology.htm Cemetery Art]
* [http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/index.html Cemetery Junction]
* [http://www.interment.net/ Cemetery Records Online]
* [http://www.potifos.com/cemeteries.html Cemetery Preservation]
* [http://www.alsirat.com/silence/index.html City of the Silent]
* [http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/hist.htm#Cemeteries Civil War Cemeteries]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave]
* [http://www.cyndislist.com/cemetery.htm Cyndi's List]
* [http://www.geneasearch.com/cemeteries.htm Genealogy Cemetery Sites]
* [http://www.graveaddiction.com/ Grave Addiction]
* [http://www.zerotime.com/ghosts/cemet.htm Haunted Cemeteries]
* [http://www.headstonehunter.com/ HeadstoneHunter.com]
* [http://www.savinggraves.org/ SavingGraves]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ The Tombstone Transcription Project]
* [http://www.genealogy.com/vcem_welcome.html Virtual Cemetery]
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