Death-scapes in Taipei and Manila: a postmodernnecrography [PDF]
, 2007 This paper analyses changing geographies of disposal in the urban centres of Taipei in Taiwan and Manila in the Philippines, specifically shifts from burial to cremation and the extent to which such shifts reflect changing patterns of residence ...
Tremlett, Paul-Francois
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Memento Mori : Memento Maori – moko and memory [PDF]
, 2009 Moko patterns, mau moko, “wearing ink” is often explained as an act of remembrance, a symbol of honour or success, of grieving or loss. Memento mori, remembering the dead and remembrance of death, pervades the Maori world, and is profoundly expressed in ...
Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia
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Toward the Renewal of Christian Initiation in the Parish [PDF]
, 1981 (Excerpt) The brochure for this year\u27s Institute contained the arresting sentence: To discuss the question of Christian initiation is, finally, to inquire after the very nature of the church: the issue is of vast ecclesiological significance.
Brand, Eugene L
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Turkish Religious Music in the Funeral Ceremonies of Sufi Orders
ReligionsIn the history of Turkish-Islamic culture, every stage of human life—from birth to death—has been ritualized with profound symbolic and spiritual meanings.
Mustafa DEMİRCİ
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Do Funerals Matter? The Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective (Book Review)
, 2013 Reviews the book, Do Funerals Matter? The Purposes and Practices of DeathRituals in Global Perspective by William G. Hoy (see record 2013-10676-000).
Kays, Kristina M.
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Ritual functions of clothing in the memorial rites of the Chuvashs
Этническая культураClothes perform many functions functions. One of them is the ritual function, according to which it becomes an important tool or object of various magical practices.
Igor G. Petrov
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Funerals, Opposition and Protest between France and Brazil in nineteenth century
AlmanackThis article seeks to establish some comparative points about the so-called "opposition funerals", in nineteenth-century in France and Brazil, from propositions presents in the innovative approach of Emmanuel Fureix proposals on the occasion of the Forum
Claudia Rodrigues
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‘Doing Things with Words’: Funeral performative utterances among the Tonga of Zimbabwe
The DykeThis article explores the oral heritage of the Batonga people through performative utterances made by individuals with specific relational roles during adult funeral ceremonies, whether male or female. It focuses on the nature of these utterances, their
Cathrine Sibanda +5 more
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Never Being Able to Say You’re Sorry: Barriers to Apology By Leaders in Group Conflicts [PDF]
, 2009 Conner and Jordan discuss three implications of the foregoing analysis for leaders, peacemakers, and scholars interested in apology as an instrument to advance justice, prevent destructive conflict, and promote cooperation. First, an effective apology is
Conner, Roger, Jordan, Patricia
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« Sur les rites funéraires de la franc-maçonnerie belge du XIX e siècle »
REHMLAC, 2011 During the 19 th century, death was a conflict between the Belgian Freemasonry and the Catholic Church. After the episcopal condemnation of 1837, Masons were denied the privilege to receive their last rites and have a religious ceremony at their ...
Jeffrey Tyssens
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