Dressing the dead body

My current research focuses on textiles and rites, especially woven textiles for funerals and moments of loss. What active role can a textile such as an infant-wrapping cloth or a funeral pall play in the mourning process? This article will describe the development and current questions that address...

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Main Author: Nordström, Birgitta (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2016]
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-155
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dead person / Ritual / Textiles / Grieving process
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
Further subjects:B Funeral Ritual
B Weaving: Ritual
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