Projects per year
Abstract
This article analyses the role of cemetery staff in governing death culture based on a study of cemetery staff working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark (ELCD). The article analyses the values that guide the staff’s practices as they conduct their role as frontline employees and navigate between rules, regulations and values in their encounters with the cemetery users. There is a specific focus on the process of guiding the choice of grave plot and the role of cemetery staff as central agents in the shaping of mortuary culture as part of contemporary lived religion. In doing so, it argues for the inclusion of a broader range of official professionals in the study of the lived religion of religious institutions today.
Translated title of the contribution | Kirkegården på arbejde: kirkegårdspersonalets rolle i valg af gravsted |
---|---|
Original language | English |
Journal | Mortality |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 369-382 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 1357-6275 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2022 |
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Making the cemetery work: the role of cemetery staff in grave plot choice'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Finished
-
Død, minde og religion
Schmidt, U. (Project manager), Johansen, K. H. (Participant), Nielsen, M. V. (Participant), Christensen, H. R. (Participant), Kjærsgaard, A. (Participant) & Johannessen-Henry, C. T. (Participant)
NSE/NOS-H, Folkekirkens Uddannelses- og Videnscenter
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research
Research output
- 3 Citations
- 1 Book chapter
-
Roller og ritualer i danskernes dødskultur: perspektiver fra kirkegårdens personale
Nielsen, M. V., 2023, Præstens tjenestelige forpligtelser - kirkerettens retskilder: Kirkeretsantologi 2023. Christoffersen, L., Martensen-Larsen, M. & Kjærgaard, L. C. (eds.). Frederiksberg: Eksistensen Akademisk, p. 161-174 (Kirkeretsantologi, Vol. 2023).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course
-
Practices of Death
Johansen, K. H. (Participant), Schmidt, U. (Organizer), Nielsen, M. V. (Participant), Christensen, H. R. (Participant) & Kjærsgaard, A. (Participant)
30 Aug 2017 → 1 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation of workshop, seminar or course