Buying an Afterlife: Mapping the Social Impact of Religious Beliefs through Consumer Death Goods

Buying an Afterlife: Mapping the Social Impact of Religious Beliefs through Consumer Death Goods

Choosing to have a body embalmed, the choice of interment locations and type, including the selection of a particular casket, are all deeply intertwined with various understandings of the afterlife, and views of the body after death. Consumer choices in these cases are often determined by imagined e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Candi K. Cann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
embalmment
vaults
funeral industry
consumer goods
afterlife
imagined embodiment
Christianity
United States
religious belief
mapping
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/9/167

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