Погребална обредност през социализма в България - партийни директиви, марки за реализация и реалност
Funeral Practices in Bulgaria during the Socialist Period: the party’s directives, implementation tools, and reality
Author(s): Maria MarinovaSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: funeral ritual; civil funeral; church funeral service; equipment; speech for the deceased;
Summary/Abstract: The article introduces the process of enforcing socialist civil funeral rituals based on various state and party documents, articles and books of top scientists within the period of socialism. Despite all the attempts of the party and the state, church funeral service continues to be practiced widely. It could sometimes shadow civil ritual. Only in some places do civil funerals prevail. This is the result of strict party control or of the activity of a very enigmatic civil servant. This conclusion is also confirmed by interviews recorded in the municipality of Bozhurishte (situated to the west of Sofia municipality. Respondents share memories about funerals within the municipality of Bozhurishte and from other parts of the country.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 2/2016
- Issue No: 2 (4)
- Page Range: 147-162
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Bulgarian