Practici de ușurare a morții. Studiu de caz: satele Băsești și Oarța de sus din zona Codrului
Practices of easing the death. Case study: the villages Băsești and Oarța de Sus in the area of Codru

Summary/Abstract: In a traditional sense, people must pass through the three rites categories: birth, wedding and funeral. From all the above, death is the only unscheduled rite, but in traditional thinking, it can be speeded up by certain practices that facilitated the passage of the soul of the dying in ,,the world beyondˮ. These release practices of death are found in the villages of Băsești and Oarța de Sus, where I have conducted my field research. In the interviews, I have seen through this practice a popular religiosity combined with a dogmatic religiosity. This study analyzes the fact that Greek Catholic communities have preserved popular rites sometimes incorporated with dogmatic practices.

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