I rituali del morire nelle mixitè etniche e culturali dell’ambiente urbano

Carla Landuzzi

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3260

Death rituals in ethnic and cultural mix of urban environment

Authors

Carla Landuzzi Center for social studies IPSSER (Istituto Petroniano di Studi Sociali dell’Emilia-Romagna)

Sociologist of territory and migrations, she is a psychologist and University Professor. Vice-chair of the Center for social studies IPSSER (Istituto Petroniano di Studi Sociali dell’Emilia-Romagna). Her researches focus on housing space and its implementation within metropolitan contexts, with specific attention to migrants and fragile people. About these issues she has published articles and essays.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3260

Keywords:

multiethnic city, migrations, urban space, housing, funerary rituals

Abstract

This paper focuses on funeral ceremonies in the multiethnic and multicultural urban society. Western cities display a variety of funeral rituals through a different usage of space and time. Some of them have such
a considerable spatial impact that the completeness of the ceremony itself is threatened. From the perspective of time, on the other hand, some funeral rituals result remarkably demanding, with a notable duration. As a consequence, various ethnic communities experience some adaptations in space and time of their rituals. Moreover, some cases of incompatibility and loss of ceremonial features have also been observed.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Landuzzi, C. (2012). Death rituals in ethnic and cultural mix of urban environment. IN_BO. Ricerche E Progetti Per Il Territorio, La Città E l’architettura, 3(4), 261–268. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/3260

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2012): CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTIONS IN FUNERARY ARCHITECTURE

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Architecture, city and society

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