The role of flowers in the personalization of Christian funerals in Denmark
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 practices, this article shows that flowers are not only a sine qua non in the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2023
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| In: |
Approaching religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-104 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Danske folkekirke
/ Flower
/ Funeral
/ Personalization
/ Symbol
/ Interpersonal relationship
/ History 2018-2019
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| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
flowers
B Rituals B Funerals B death practices |
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