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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Mourning rituals"”.
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Mourning rituals and practices in contemporary South African townships: a phenomenological study
… approach. The available literature outlined the rituals and practices of various ethnic groups in South Africa and Africa performed in the event of the death of a loved one such as the slaughtering of the beast, the mourning dress, mourning period and the cleansing ceremonies. While some of the …
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Mourning rituals and their psychosocial and rights implications among black middle-aged widows in Collins Chabane Local Municipality
Mourning rituals remain widely practiced and are often experienced as meaningful and a burden by widows in South Africa. This study explores the multifaceted impacts of mourning rituals among black middle-aged widows in Collins Chabane Municipality, Vhembe District, and Limpopo Province. The study …
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COVID-19: Social Support Among the Bereaved
… experiences of grief when traditional mourning rituals are interrupted during a life-threatening pandemic. This study aimed to examine how COVID-19 impacted perceived social support while grieving and the association between social support and grief symptomatology during the COVID-19 …
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The experience of bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities
… prepare people for deaths or include them in mourning rituals. It has also been found that some carers lack confidence in providing bereavement support to people with Intellectual Disabilities. This study explored the personal experiences of family caregivers and residential care staff in …
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Death in the Royal Family: Victorian Funeral Sermon Techniques in Tennyson's National Poetry
<p>Mourning rituals and memorial aesthetics played an integral role in Victorian England. Queen Victoria's poet laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson, confronted death on a literary level. His national elegiac poetry — addressed to Victoria — is illuminated when read as a funeral sermon. By drawing out …
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Persileidimą išgyvenusių moterų dramos terapijos patyrimas /
… partners about miscarriage and perform personal mourning rituals.
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Washington in glory, America in tears: The nation mourns the death of George Washington, 1799-1800
… America into a prolonged period of national mourning. It is the central argument of this study that, although often overlooked by historians, the national mourning for George Washington from December 14, 1799 through February 22, 1800, represented a major event in the civic culture of the …
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Grief counselling : community intervention practices
… The disposal of the dead and the accompanying mourning rituals are a social, if not a public affair. Though it is never solicited, support subsequent to bereavement is expected from friends, relatives, and the community at large. This is well expressed in the Zulu poetic saying, "umuntu umuntu …