Rugg, Julie Joyce orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-6209 (2018) Consolation, individuation and consumption:Towards a theory of cyclicality in English funerary practice. Cultural and Social History: the Journal of the Social History Society. pp. 61-78. ISSN 1478-0038
Abstract
The paper contends that the scale of mortality is a more significant determinant of change in funerary practice than chronological periodisation. A concentration on scale suggests that change in funerary practice runs in cycles, reflecting the search by the bereaved for consolation that is undermined by the threat to individuation posed by industrial-level scales of operation and professionalization. Within this framework, the bereaved make active choices – depending on their unequal resources – amongst a range of products and services to secure consolation. England is posited as a case study to evidence cycles of change, and this paper uses historical data to consider change in use from churchyard to cemetery, from cemetery to crematorium, and the contemporary evolution of natural or ‘green’ burial.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018, The Social History Society. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Burial,Cremation,Funerary practice,Green burial |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Research Groups (York) > Centre for Housing Policy (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) RES-062-23-0929 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2018 13:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:33 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2018.1427339 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14780038.2018.1427339 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129123 |
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