RT Article
T1 Narratives on Ritual Transfer: An Interview Study about the Creation of Civil Ceremonies in Today's Sweden
JF Nordic journal of religion and society
VO 32
IS 2
SP 106
OP 116
A1 Jarnkvist, Karin
LA English
PB Universitetsforlaget
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1687892814
AB In the 21st century, the Church of Sweden has lost its dominant position with regard to the ritualization of birth, marriage, and death. Above all, civil ceremonies have become more common. These are very free in form and content, but ritual actors often make them similar to church rituals. This article aims to investigate how practices used in ritualization in religious organizations are transferred to and given meaning in a civil context. In the study, 12 narrators talked about experiences of name-giving ceremonies, civil weddings, and civil funerals that they had designed and experienced. The results show that ritual actors' social, religious, and cultural contexts have an impact on how ritual transfer is undertaken and given meaning. Civil ceremonies can connect to, as well as express resistance toward, religious organizations, religious traditions, and beliefs.
K1 Ritualization
K1 civil funeral
K1 civil wedding
K1 Meaning-making
K1 name-giving ceremony
DO 10.18261/issn.1890-7008-2019-02-01