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Now I am Dead (2018) takes an unexpected turn which transforms the narrative from meta-critical docufiction into an immersive tale. Anthropologist Isabel Bredenbröker and director Philipp Bergmann had planned to explore the status quo of the ethnographic
Isabel Bredenbröker, Philipp Bergmann
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Funerals in the north of Europe
Editorial of Approaching Religion, Vol.
Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon +3 more
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It was September of 1996 and I was in Appleton, Wisconsin helping a friend of mine with a movie on a Hmong shaman. While we were there, a close relative of the shaman passed away.
Joseph Davy
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Muerte, muertos y “llanto” palero
This paper describes some of the ceremonies that make up the ritual cycles surrounding the death of palo monte priests. They are known as llanto (moaning) and I will focus on the ethnography of two of these llantos—that of a palera who was also a ...
Ana Stela de Almeida Cunha
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An inter-disciplinary collaboration between Dr. Emily Jeremiah (Royal Holloway University), Professor James Williams (Royal Holloway University) and Gillian Wylde (Falmouth University) producing a 14-minute film, Snakes&Funerals.
Wylde, Gillian +2 more
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La mort au cœur de l’histoire des « Sept Maisons » de l’Ouest Gurāgē
The processes of bereavement and funerals are described while raising questions about death in the culture of the western Gurage “Seven Houses”. This description sheds light on the moving relations between different segments of this society.
Arnaud Kruczynski
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During what historical contexts did the liturgical texts for accompanying a Christian into the hereafter become part of the Ethiopian Orthodox corpus? Two texts govern the sacrament for anointing the sick.
Anaïs Wion
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Funerals and Social Representations of the Family Walter, T, Bailey, T.
This article is an introduction to the translation of “How Funerals accomplish Family: Findings from a Mass-Observation Study” by T. Walter and T. Bailey published in this issue. It reviews methods and techniques used to study death and funerals invented
Vladimir V. Solodnikov
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Funerals and Family Care in the South African Local Catholic Church [PDF]
The importance of funerals in South Africa is emphasized in this essay. Specifically, to rebuild the society that was torn apart as a result of the union of numerous families.
Dr. Cyril Arima (Alumnus of Unisa) +1 more
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Critical-feminist studies of funerals
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.
Karin Jarnkvist
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