Sociographie des ritualites funeraires en temps de pandemie: des rites empeches aux rites appropries

COVID-19 has led to unprecedented health and social measures in several countries, including major restrictions on funeral rituals. These restrictions concerned pre-mortem, peri-mortem and post-mortem rites. Based on a longitudinal study of 955 French-speaking Canadians bereaved of a loved one durin...

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Published in:The Canadian review of sociology 2022-08, Vol.59 (3), p.348-368
Main Authors: Cherblanc, Jacques, Zech, Emmanuelle, Gauthier, Genevieve, Verdon, Chantal, Simard, Chantale, Bergeron-Leclerc, Christiane, Grenier, Josee, Maltais, Danielle, Cadell, Susan, Sani, Livia, Bacque, Marie-Frederique
Format: Article
Language:eng ; fre
Subjects:
Bereavement
Canada
COVID-19
Creativity
Death rituals
Epidemics
Evaluation
First year
Francophones
Funerals
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mourning customs
Pandemics
Psychology
Restrictions
Rites & ceremonies
Rituals
Social aspects
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Summary:COVID-19 has led to unprecedented health and social measures in several countries, including major restrictions on funeral rituals. These restrictions concerned pre-mortem, peri-mortem and post-mortem rites. Based on a longitudinal study of 955 French-speaking Canadians bereaved of a loved one during the pandemic, this article describes the reality of these impediments. Through an analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data collected, it is possible to identify the gap between desired and realized funeral rituals during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show important hindrances to the various desired rituals, yet some ritual and symbolic creativity by the bereaved.
ISSN:1755-6171
1755-618X
DOI:10.1111/cars.12390