Essays about: "funeral"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word funeral.

  1. 1. Kroppen i kretsloppet : alternativa gravplatsers potential

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Cecilia Börjestrand; [2022]
    Keywords : begravningsplats; kyrkogård; gravskick; begängelseform; ekologi; djupekologi; ekosofi; animism; naturlig begravning; sekularitet;

    Abstract : Ett mer naturligt förhållningssätt till praktik rörande begravning har spridit sig de senaste decennierna i främst Europa och Nordamerika, där kristendomens dominans över processerna och platserna ratas, och nya alternativa skapas. Dessa alternativ har ofta en mer direkt kontakt mellan kropp och jord, där människan kan utgöra näring i ett biologiskt kretslopp, och kopplingen till vegetation ovan jord och ekosystem är större. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Greener Way to Go: Climate Adaptation Imperatives for Western Deathcare

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Amandine Clairo; [2022]
    Keywords : Death; Funerals; Deathcare; Burial; Cremation; COVID-19; Climate Change; Climate Change Adaptation; Natural Burial; Alkaline Hydrolysis; Natural Organic Reduction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Death is a universal human experience, yet the ecological impact of the care and disposition of dead bodies is rarely considered, due in part to cultural taboos surrounding the physical reality of death and decomposition. If negative environmental consequences are to be limited, deathcare will need to adapt. READ MORE

  4. 3. Case study of a solar-powered Crematorium

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Jonathan Bunse; [2022]
    Keywords : Cremators;

    Abstract : This master thesis involves a study concerning human crematorium equipment and includes the cremation furnace and all components between the machine and chimney. Cremation is a common burial ritual in many countries worldwide, where fossil fuel is a common support fuel in the process. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Undertaker to Funeral Director: A Social Change in Cyprus

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anastasia Roumpeka; [2022]
    Keywords : Death; Social Change; Technology; Funeral Director; Cyprus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How often do we think of our own death? And how often do we stop and think of the changes surrounding death that affect our lives? Thanatology, the study of death and dying, examines death from different perspectives. Following a thanatological path, this research aimed to explore the relationship between death and technology in terms of social change, specifically in the Republic of Cyprus. READ MORE

  6. 5. Being a royal or a noble at death : Funerary expressions of social status in Macedonia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Georgia Bei; [2022]
    Keywords : royalty; nobility; social status; tomb; deceased; material expression; funerary landscape; Macedonia; Vergina; Hagios Athanasios; Derveni; funerary archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the funerary expression of social status in Macedonia during the 4th century BCE. Specifically, this thesis aims to examine the royal and the noble status and the way this is expressed in death, by making a distinction between royals and nobles. READ MORE