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6. Den nödvändiga riten? Om upplevelser av kvalitet i begravningsgudstjänsten
Sammanfattning : What function can collective rites fill for both individual and society in late modern Sweden?How do the processes of individualisation and relativisation influence people’s relationships tothe life interpreting rite? This study aims above all to complement existing research with knowledgeabout how the closest relatives experience a funeral service. What is a funeral service andunder what conditions does the Church of Sweden hold a mandate to function as a steward ofritual in the proximity of death? We live in a society which is borne, to some extent, by anotherlogic than that which sustained agricultural and industrial societies. LÄS MER
7. Krigarna i Odins sal : Dödsföreställningar och krigarkult fornnordisk religion
Sammanfattning : The crucial question in this study concerns the relationship between the motifs of Valhall and Othin in the epically worked out myths, and the more vague and intuitive religious beliefs. Archaeological remains as well as Old Norse literature constitute the source material. LÄS MER