Javanese Conceptions and Socialisation of Death. Death Funerals as an Active Orientation of Time and Values

This article reflects on the Javanese view of death, based notably on first-hand accounts of ritual masters, their conceptions and ritual practices. Existing ethnographic literature on Javanese funerary rituals is largely descriptive and delves little into conceptual issues. A comparative analysis o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jean-Marc de Grave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2018-11-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/4302