Emerging Trends in Pregnancy-Loss Memorialization in American Catholicism

Pregnancy loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion) is an age-old, and typically hidden, part of women's lives, yet only in recent years has it started to receive recognition to match its prevalence. Based on ethnographic research, this article analyzes liturgical and memorial practices deve...

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Published in:Horizons
Main Author: Walsh, Maureen L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: Horizons
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RC Liturgy
RG Pastoral care
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Memorials
B pregnancy loss
B American Catholicism
B Stillbirth
B Ritual
B Miscarriage
B Abortion
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