Empty Night: Kashubian “Home Liturgy” in the Context of Death
Based on ethnographic field research and thanatological literature, this article analyzes the continuing, but rapidly disappearing, Kashubian custom of bidding farewell to a deceased member of the local community known as “empty night”. Its essence is the night prayer vigil in the house of the decea...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2021]
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Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 2 |
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Kashubia
B Death B Folk B Religiosity |
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