The funeral meal: A significant funerary ritual |
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Authors: | The Reverend Lonnie Yoder B.A. M.Div. |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
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Abstract: | Historically, a meal in association with funerary ritual has been a reality in many cultural and religious settings. Our society has experienced a gradual demise of formal funerary ritual, with an accompanying psychological and social impoverishment. Both the immediate bereaved and the larger social community can benefit from a funeral meal which functions as a group experience that focuses on the needs of the living. It can be a shared experience in a familiar structured setting which enables the living to do significant grief work. Practical implications and potential problems will need to be, taken into consideration. |
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