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Autonomie der Trauer

  • Die Sepulkralkultur befindet sich in einem massiven Umbruch. Friedhofslandschaften und Bestattungsrituale in Deutschland verändern ihr Gesicht. Sie sind nicht mehr der Spiegel kollektivistischer Sinnangebote, sondern reflektieren Lebenswelten. Der Tod und die Handlungskonzepte, die ihn einrahmen, sind folglich zutiefst pluralistisch geprägt. Rechtlichen Vorschriften bleiben dem gegenüber erstaunlich starr. Friedhofsordnungen und andere Bestimmungen sind somit immer häufiger ein Stein des Anstoßes; insbesondere die Friedhofspflicht gilt zunehmend als Bürde. Seit einiger Zeit haben sich nun Praktiken etabliert, bei denen Hinterbliebene die Asche Verstorbener zuhause aufbewahren bzw. an alternativen Orten verstreuen. Die Auslöser dieser schleichenden Veränderung wurzeln in der Individualisierung. So sehr es sich einerseits um autonome Entscheidungen handelt, so stark liegen andererseits Wandlungsprozesse des kulturellen Bewusstseins vor. Sie stehen für eine Verschiebung in Richtung einer Autonomie der Trauer.
  • Funeral culture is changing rapidly. In recent years, graveyards and burial rituals in Germany have altered significantly. They no longer reflect mechanisms of collective sense-making; instead, they represent individual lifeworlds. Death and the decisions and actions surrounding it have, in effect, become characterised by pluralism. When it comes to legal regulations, however, no change is visible. The law does not interpret the aforementioned cultural transformation from the perspective of the bereaved. It is thus not surprising that graveyard rules and especially the stipulation that human remains may only be interred in a cemetery have come under criticism. Yet today, practices have evolved by which the bereaved can sidestep the rules and keep the ashes of their deceased relatives with them, or scatter them at alternative locations. The trigger for this silent revolution is individualisation. However much individual decisions play a role in this respect, this development is also the result of changes within the cultural mind.Funeral culture is changing rapidly. In recent years, graveyards and burial rituals in Germany have altered significantly. They no longer reflect mechanisms of collective sense-making; instead, they represent individual lifeworlds. Death and the decisions and actions surrounding it have, in effect, become characterised by pluralism. When it comes to legal regulations, however, no change is visible. The law does not interpret the aforementioned cultural transformation from the perspective of the bereaved. It is thus not surprising that graveyard rules and especially the stipulation that human remains may only be interred in a cemetery have come under criticism. Yet today, practices have evolved by which the bereaved can sidestep the rules and keep the ashes of their deceased relatives with them, or scatter them at alternative locations. The trigger for this silent revolution is individualisation. However much individual decisions play a role in this respect, this development is also the result of changes within the cultural mind. They both mark a shift towards mourning becoming more autonomous.show moreshow less

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Author:Thomas Benkel, Matthias Meitzler, Dirk Preuß
URN:urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019080303061052908189
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748901525
ISBN:978-3-7489-0152-5
Subtitle (German):zur Ambivalenz des sozialen Wandels
Publisher:Nomos
Place of publication:Baden-Baden
Document Type:Book
Language:German
Year of Completion:2019
Date of Publication (online):2021/07/29
Publishing Institution:Universität Passau
Release Date:2023/03/20
GND Keyword:Trauer; Sozialer Wandel; Soziologie
Edition:1. Auflage
Page Number:219 Seiten
Institutes:Philosophische Fakultät
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 39 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore / 390 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore
open_access (DINI-Set):open_access
Funding Acknowledgement:Gefördert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universitätsbibliothek Passau.
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-SA - Namensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International