The coffin question: death and materiality in humanist funerals

In this article I explore the attitudes of humanist celebrants in England to the presence of the coffin at the funerals they conduct. For these celebrants, who are members of the British Humanist Association, the coffin is something that can disrupt the integrity of "the immanent frame." T...

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Published in:Material religion
Main Author: Engelke, Matthew 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-48
Further subjects:B Funerals
B British Humanist Association
B anthropology of death
B Humanism
B Secularism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)