Nobody Likes the Forgotten Guardians of the Departed: A Critical Ethnographic Study on Social Isolation of Ghassals

In Islam, the ritual of burial including washing, shrouding and burying the dead body (Ghusl/Kafan/Dafan) has always been problematic. Burial in Iran has always been a well-ordered custom and there have always been specific people for this ritual (Ghassals). Due to dealing with the dead, their lives...

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Veröffentlicht in:Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 2023-08, p.302228231199526-302228231199526
Hauptverfasser: Salimi, Mahya, Ruhani, Ali
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Sprache:eng
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