Deathscapes, erasures and posthumous identities: a comparison of cemeteries in Denmark and Cyprus.
This is a study of deathscapes at the margins of Europe, Denmark and Cyprus, focusing on cemeteries in the respective capitals of those two countries. By employing comparison and situating the emergence of cemeteries within the two societies' different socio-historical trajectories, we challenge key...
| Published in: | Mortality Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 37 - 53 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2024
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