In touch with the deceased: animate objects and human ashes

Despite increasing secularization in the Netherlands, beliefs in an afterlife have not disappeared. Instead, new death rituals have emerged, among which is the practice of enclosing human ashes in objects such as paintings, candleholders, jewelry, and tattoos. Because human matter can now be incorpo...

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Authors: Heessels, Meike 1982- (Author) ; Venbrux, Eric 1960- (Author) ; Poots, Fleur (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2012]
In: Material religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 466-488
Further subjects:B Material Culture
B Secularization
B tattoos
B Religion
B Cremation
B Relics
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)