114 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
114 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a shortform definitive reference text on death and funeral practices in Norway as of the 2020s.
This volume begins with a short introduction and historical overview, followed by a description of the demographics and legal framework, before featuring a range of chapters on governance and the funeral industry. Both religious and non‑religious funeral practices are examined, and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. History 3. Demographics and legal frameworks 4. Governance 5. The funeral industry 6. Religious and non-religious funeral practices 7. The funeral 8. Paying for the funeral 9. Burial sites 10. Cremation 11. Commemoration 12. Funerary heritage
Biography
Tove Ingebjørg Fjell is Professor of Cultural Studies in the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at the University of Bergen, Norway. She has conducted research on, in addition to death and funeral practices, topics such as natural birth, voluntary childlessness, vaccine hesitancy, and intimate partner violence against men.
