Death and the search for meaning: canonical, utilitarian and expressive thanatological cultural niches.

The bafflement, suffering and moral paradox that often surround death fuel the human search for meaning. Whereas traditionally religions provided meaning in the face of death, due to secularisation and rationalisation this search for meaning has increasingly become an individual project. We argue th...

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Publicado en:	Mortality Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 339 - 356
Autores principales:	Fortuin, Nienke Pauline Margriet, Schilderman, Johannes Bernardus Antonius Maria, Venbrux, Eric
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2017
Materias:	Netherlands Interviewing Newspapers Qualitative research Cultural values Attitudes toward death Psychology & religion Statistical sampling Data analysis software Descriptive statistics
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