Re-imagining Islamic Death Rituals in a Small Town Context in the Netherlands. Ritual Transfer and Ritual Fantasy

Islamic death rituals are quite thoroughly described and studies give in-depth insights in Islamic eschatology, the evolvement of Islamic death rites over time or in death rites as part of life cycle rituals among Muslims in the Netherlands. But often the focus is very much on Islam, its rules and r...

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Authors: Venhorst, Claudia 1972- (Author) ; Venbrux, Eric 1960- (Author) ; Quartier, Thomas 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2011
In: Jaarboek voor liturgieonderzoek
Year: 2011, Volume: 27, Pages: 169-187
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Islamic death rituals are quite thoroughly described and studies give in-depth insights in Islamic eschatology, the evolvement of Islamic death rites over time or in death rites as part of life cycle rituals among Muslims in the Netherlands. But often the focus is very much on Islam, its rules and regulations. We want to focus on Muslims and their dynamic and diverse ritual praxis in a specific (migration) context.
Contains:Enthalten in: Jaarboek voor liturgieonderzoek