Historical and Ethnological Aspects of Cemeteries

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Historical and Historical and Ethnological Aspects of Ethnological Aspects of

CemeteriesCemeteries

Department of Ethnology and Cultural Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology FiF UK BratislavaAnthropology FiF UK Bratislava

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Ethnography Ethnography (Description)(Description)CollectingCollecting and description of cultural phenomenaand description of cultural phenomena

A qualitative method aimed to learn and understand A qualitative method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge

and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group (Geertz, 1973)group (Geertz, 1973)

EthnologyEthnology (Explanation, Comparison, (Explanation, Comparison, Classification)Classification)

Comparative ScienceComparative Science(theoretical interpretation)(theoretical interpretation)

Science that compares and analyzes the origins, Science that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technologies, religion, language and distribution, technologies, religion, language and social structure of the ethnic, racial or national social structure of the ethnic, racial or national

divisions of humanity (divisions of humanity (Newman, 2008)Newman, 2008)

HistoryHistoryScience that discovers, collects, organizes, and Science that discovers, collects, organizes, and

presents information about past eventspresents information about past events

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„„Traditional“ and contemporary Traditional“ and contemporary approach and topics in approach and topics in

ethnography research of ethnography research of cemeteriescemeteries„„Traditional“ topicsTraditional“ topics

Mortuary ritualsMortuary rituals Tombstones (development, forms, typology, criterions Tombstones (development, forms, typology, criterions

of systematization, cultural and historical values)of systematization, cultural and historical values) Mortuary poetryMortuary poetry Funeral ceremony, customs and conventionsFuneral ceremony, customs and conventions

symptoms of death, precursors of death, decease, symptoms of death, precursors of death, decease, funeral tolling, bier, clothing and relics of the dead, funeral tolling, bier, clothing and relics of the dead, funeral processions, burials, after the ceremony, funeral processions, burials, after the ceremony, period of mourningperiod of mourning

Some examples ofSome examples of contemporary trends: ontemporary trends: Urban ethnology and anthropology (social and cultural Urban ethnology and anthropology (social and cultural

aspects of cemeteries with emphasis on the area)aspects of cemeteries with emphasis on the area) Oral history projects (image of cemeteries in human Oral history projects (image of cemeteries in human

memory)memory)

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Guide in Ethnological and Guide in Ethnological and Historical Research of CemeteriesHistorical Research of Cemeteries

Goal is to create handbook summarizing steps, recommendations, good practices in ethnological/historical research of cemeteries

1st Variant To introduce, explain and teach all the research process

2nd Variant To introduce, explain and teach selected parts of the process

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Preparation for researchPreparation for researchMapping local institutionsMapping local institutions

I.I. Historical researchHistorical researchResearch in local institutionsResearch in local institutions

II.II. HistoricalHistorical/E/Ethnographthnographyy research researchResearch in non-local/higher institutions, continue with Research in non-local/higher institutions, continue with historical research + initialize ethnography research – historical research + initialize ethnography research – field work field work

III.III. Ethnological researchEthnological researchEthnography research, analyzing materials, involving Ethnography research, analyzing materials, involving mediamedia

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22ndnd Variant Variant

A.A. Ethnographic Ethnographic InterviewInterview

Learn how to Learn how to formulateformulate

questionsquestions Learn what we can Learn what we can

askask Learn kinds of Learn kinds of

questionsquestions contrastcontrast descriptivedescriptive structural questionsstructural questions

B.B. Participant Participant ObservationObservation How and what to How and what to

observe/noticeobserve/notice Writing field notesWriting field notes

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