Alternative death rituals in Switzerland: building a community of shared emotions and practices
New alternative death rituals are gaining significance in Switzerland, like in other contemporary Western societies. This article discusses how celebrants who are independent of any religious community shape alternative funerals and why such rituals may be able to function as a coping resource for a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Carfax Publ.
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-121 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Switzerland
/ Religious change
/ Funeral rite
/ Cult of the dead
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBC Switzerland |
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Burial
B Spirituality B Ceremonies B last rites B celebrants B ritual transfer B death rites B Funeral B funeration B religious innovation |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (Verlag) |