Accommodation of ash scattering in contemporary Norwegian governance of death and religion/worldview
With the analysis of the scattering ashes in a Norwegian context as its point of departure, the article sets out to explore ash scattering and how it relates to the governance of deathscape and religion/worldview in the public space. Referring to ethnographic study, the focus is on the bereaved and...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2023
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Approaching religion
Année: 2023, Volume: 13, Numéro: 1, Pages: 54-72 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Norwegen
/ Cendre
/ Mort
/ Sépulture dans la nature
/ Gouvernance
/ Christianisme
/ Vision du monde
/ Espace public
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Spiritualité chrétienne CG Christianisme et politique CH Christianisme et société KBE Scandinavie XA Droit |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religious Diversity
B ash disposal B Public Space B religion in Norway B Gouvernance B Religion B ash scattering B Worldview |
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| Résumé: | With the analysis of the scattering ashes in a Norwegian context as its point of departure, the article sets out to explore ash scattering and how it relates to the governance of deathscape and religion/worldview in the public space. Referring to ethnographic study, the focus is on the bereaved and the deceased in the governance process for ash scattering and on critically rethinking the governance of ash scattering from the private actors’ experiences. I argue that ash scattering is in the process of establishing a spatial ritual institution, deregulated vis-à-vis organized religion/worldview, which, on the one hand, opens up the possibility for the privatization of death and provides ideals of individuality, privacy and discretion, and, on the other hand, this takes place paradoxically not in private but rather within public space. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.121699 |