Funerary practices in the Czech Republic /
Nešporová, Olga,
Funerary practices in the Czech Republic / by Olga Nešporová (Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic). - 1 online resource (xxi, 160 pages). - Funerary international .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelims -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History -- 3 Demographic and legal frameworks -- 4 Crematoria and cremation -- 5 The funeral and the funeral ceremony -- 6 Funeral costs -- 7 Burial sites -- 8 Commemoration -- Bibliography -- Index.
Exploring the traditions, customs and contemporary legal framework of Czech funerary practices, this book analyses and interprets the high cremation rate, predominance of secular funerals and increasing popularity of cremation with no funeral ceremony against the background of the country's historical development.
9781789731118
--Czech Republic.
--Czech Republic.
--Czech Republic.
GT3271.C9 / N47 2020
393
Funerary practices in the Czech Republic / by Olga Nešporová (Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic). - 1 online resource (xxi, 160 pages). - Funerary international .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelims -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History -- 3 Demographic and legal frameworks -- 4 Crematoria and cremation -- 5 The funeral and the funeral ceremony -- 6 Funeral costs -- 7 Burial sites -- 8 Commemoration -- Bibliography -- Index.
Exploring the traditions, customs and contemporary legal framework of Czech funerary practices, this book analyses and interprets the high cremation rate, predominance of secular funerals and increasing popularity of cremation with no funeral ceremony against the background of the country's historical development.
9781789731118
--Czech Republic.
--Czech Republic.
--Czech Republic.
GT3271.C9 / N47 2020
393