Bathing the Dead, the Dirty Work: Stigmatization of Gassal s in Modern Türkiye.
The present study examines the transformation of the profession of Gassals, dead body bathers in Islamic culture, from a prestigious role to a stigmatized job in modern Türkiye. Through a qualitative research design, this study employs a combination of participant observation and in-depth interviews...
| Publicado en: | Sociological Perspectives Vol. 67; no. 1-3; pp. 42 - 64 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2024
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