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Narrative reconstruction of the self: Living funerals as rituals of trauma and transformation
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Living funerals mark a radical reconfiguration of contemporary engagements with mortality, transforming death from an imposed ending into an actively authored narrative. This study examines the practice in Hong Kong's hybrid sociocultural landscape, where traditional Chinese death rituals collide with neoliberal selfhood and globalised ...
Yuen‐Ki Tang
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Quantification and analysis of mortuary practices at Morton Shell Mound (16IB3), Iberia Parish, Louisiana [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this thesis is to assess the mortuary program at Morton Shell Mound (16IB3) using osteological and spatial analyses. Because of the fragmented and commingled nature of the remains, the analysis of mortuary practices includes quantitative ...
Stanton, Jessica Caroline
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Arabian HumanitiesThis paper overviews the results of archaeological research by the Japanese mission on the Early Dilmun burial mound sites. The archaeological research on Early Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain has a history of more than 100 years. Excavations of a number
Masashi Abe, Akinori Uesugi
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Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.This large‐scale study of over one‐million musculoskeletal swabs highlights anatomical variability in microbial contamination of musculoskeletal tissues and identifies high‐risk recovery zones for virulent organisms. ABSTRACT Background Microbial contamination of musculoskeletal tissues recovered from deceased donors poses a risk for donor‐derived ...
Anthony Montedonico +3 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To test whether mobile phone surveys conducted remotely might generate data on deaths that are not covered by mortality surveillance systems established in laboratories and health facilities, or in institutions involved in the post‐mortem management of corpses (e.g., morgues, cemeteries).
Aashish Gupta +11 more
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The Social Life of Death: Mortuary Practices in the North-Central Andes, 11th-18th centuries [PDF]
, 2014 For many societies, the world of the dead reflects the world of the living. Studies of mortuary practices are a fundamental way for scholars to research ancient societies, rituals and belief systems.
Martiarena, Laurie M
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The key image of interpretation of funerary rituals A study of ancient Egyptian iconography
Estudios de Teoría Literaria, 2022 In Pharaonic Egypt, the funerary context constitutes a material structure to ensure the life in the Hereafter not only to the deceased, but to the whole community, since it perpetuates its values and behavior patterns through the ritual practices.
Silvana Lorena Yomaha +1 more
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 34, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Mass fatality events represent one of the most challenging consequences of large‐scale crises and armed conflicts, yet they remain underexplored within crisis management and civil emergency preparedness research. While considerable attention is devoted to immediate life‐saving response and critical infrastructure protection, the management of ...
Irena Tušer +2 more
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A Spatial Analysis of Chachapoya Mortuary Practices at La Petaca, Chachapoyas, Peru [PDF]
, 2014 Diversity of Chachapoya mortuary practices is not well understood archaeologically, even though the region has received some attention for the monumental constructions and visually striking mortuary complexes located high on open cliff faces.
Epstein, Lori
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