Speaking of the Dead:Changing Funeral Practices among Moroccan Migrants in the Netherlands and Belgium
The Moroccan women described in this chapter reflected deeply about their roles in funeral rituals. They took in the legal and social contexts of their host countries. Equally influential was their contact with the Islamic customs from denominations other than their own. The women skillfully fused these various influences and evaluated them against their own backgrounds, resulting in an altered understanding. Since no one is exempt from witnessing death and being confronted with the in- or exclusion in funeral rituals, these rituals serve as a significant indicator of larger religious and soci... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | bookPart |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
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Cambridge University Press
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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