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Pandemic funerals in Norway. Hartmut Rosa’s resonance as a sensitizing concept
(The Donner Institute, 2023-03-08)
During the Covid-19 pandemic, funerals have been conducted consistently in Norway, but, of course, the ceremonies were subject to rules and regulations, while digitization was on the increase. Against the background of ...
Critical-feminist studies of funerals. A way to grasp the rite’s complexity
(The Donner Institute, 2023-03-08)
This article aims to show how critical-feminist studies can improve research on funerals by contributing to a more complex understanding of ritualization and how it can be explored. The article discusses central issues ...
The role of flowers in the personalization of Christian funerals in Denmark
(The Donner Institute, 2023-03-08)
Flowers are a common element in Danish funerals. Drawing on fieldnotes, interviews and survey data on funeral practices in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark as well as theories of ritualization, meaning-making and ...
Death and beyond. Thoughts and preparations for the final journey
(The Donner Institute, 2023-03-08)
Based on extensive ethnography, this article investigates how contemporary Finnish hospice patients talk – or remain silent – about their own approaching death, and the imageries relating to death and the possible afterlife. ...
Editorial. Funerals in the north of Europe Similarities and differences
(The Donner Institute, 2023-03-08)
Editorial of Approaching Religion, Vol. 13 Issue 1