Religion and Theology
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Orchestrating social event that includes the grief of loosing a loved one is a significant part of our society that is linked up with various factors. In the light of memories and rituals, these factors set up the funeral in communities where memorial construct highly differentiates social identities for the dead…


It is in the remembrance of a loved one that death event is organised and celebrated, though it is manifested into the colours of grief and sorrow. Rather than confiscation, an 'invisibility' of sorts sets in, items being dispersed or located within secular 'non-death' settings where their significance remains vital only for the bereaved.
In the West death experience is counted towards attending a diverse range of materials, which are not only associated with death in historical and con ...
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