A minute’s silence: the development of modern cremation in the European communist countries
Апстракт
The idea of modern cremation was much more than a notion of a more hygienic, ecological and aesthetically acceptable method for the disposal of human remains. From its inception at the end of the 18th century, all the way into the second half of the 20th century, it was tied to various political, national and cultural ideologies, with the common factor throughout being anticlericalism and secularisation. In this paper, I will explore the development and status of the idea and practice of cremation in countries which found themselves behind the Iron Curtain after the Second World War. Did modern cremation serve in the interest of socialist social order and communist ideology, and if so, in what way? What was the fate of the idea in relation to the specificities of different communist regimes and what factors affected its adoption or rejection?
Кључне речи:
modern cremation / Eastern Europe / religion / atheism / secularisition / communismИзвор:
Mortality, 2021, 26, 2, 157-170Издавач:
- Taylor & Francis Online
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200173 (Етнографски институт САНУ, Београд) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200173)
DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2021.1909235
ISSN: 1357-6275 (print); 1469-9885 (Online)
WoS: 000704598500004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85107521011
Институција/група
Етнографски институт САНУ / Institute of Ethnography SASATY - JOUR AU - Pavićević, Aleksandra PY - 2021 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmrt20/26/2?nav=tocList UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/15259 AB - The idea of modern cremation was much more than a notion of a more hygienic, ecological and aesthetically acceptable method for the disposal of human remains. From its inception at the end of the 18th century, all the way into the second half of the 20th century, it was tied to various political, national and cultural ideologies, with the common factor throughout being anticlericalism and secularisation. In this paper, I will explore the development and status of the idea and practice of cremation in countries which found themselves behind the Iron Curtain after the Second World War. Did modern cremation serve in the interest of socialist social order and communist ideology, and if so, in what way? What was the fate of the idea in relation to the specificities of different communist regimes and what factors affected its adoption or rejection? PB - Taylor & Francis Online T2 - Mortality T1 - A minute’s silence: the development of modern cremation in the European communist countries SP - 157 EP - 170 VL - 26 IS - 2 DO - 10.1080/13576275.2021.1909235 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15259 ER -
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Pavićević, A.. (2021). A minute’s silence: the development of modern cremation in the European communist countries. in Mortality Taylor & Francis Online., 26(2), 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2021.1909235 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15259
Pavićević A. A minute’s silence: the development of modern cremation in the European communist countries. in Mortality. 2021;26(2):157-170. doi:10.1080/13576275.2021.1909235 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15259 .
Pavićević, Aleksandra, "A minute’s silence: the development of modern cremation in the European communist countries" in Mortality, 26, no. 2 (2021):157-170, https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2021.1909235 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_15259 .