Anna Davidsson Bremborg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3922903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Davidsson Bremborg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna Davidsson |
| FAMILY NAME | Bremborg |
| SIGNATURE | BREMBORG A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Religious Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Memory Triggers and Anniversaries of Stillborn Children
Care after stillbirths has changed radically within the last twenty years, not least because of research. However, less attention has been given to memorialization in the longer perspective. This is a qualitative study based on a web questionnaire with the aim to uncover memorialization practices on anniversary days. 596 bereaved mothers of stillborn children provided an answer to an open question on how they observed the anniversary. The inducti…
Creating sacred space by walking in silence: Pilgrimage in a late modern Lutheran context
In Sweden, pilgrimages have emerged as new, re-created, late modern rites, taking advantage of historical roots and contemporary international developments. Yet, the Swedish pilgrimages have their own specificities. Pilgrimages are arranged as group activities with a focus on walking, and the place to which the pilgrimage is made has lost its significance as a holy place. Instead, nature, outdoor life and especially silence are important means fo…
Pål Ketil Botvar & Ulla Schmidt (red.): Religion i dagens Norge mellom sekularisering og sakralisering
Spirituality in Silence and Nature: Motivations, Experiences and Impressions among Swedish Pilgrims
Pilgrimages arranged by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden are a relatively new, but growing phenomenon. This study examines Swedish pilgrims' background, motivations, and experiences. Most pilgrims are highly educated, middle-aged persons with a strong relation to the church. However, a group of religiously interested persons with weaker bonds with the church was also identified. The pilgrims uphold a multitude of motivations both on an i…
Professionalization without dead bodies: The case of Swedish funeral directors
The aim of this article is to discuss Swedish funeral directors from a professionalization perspective with a focus on the last decades. The article is primarily based on a research study made in 1998 – 2002 where multiple data were used: interviews, field observations, text analysis, and a questionnaire. Later findings have been added to update. The results show that the funeral directors have acquired a professionalization by broadening their w…
Den döda kroppen — närhet och avstånd
This paper discusses the ambivalent view on dead bodies in our society
Professionalization without dead bodies: The case of Swedish funeral directors
The aim of this article is to discuss Swedish funeral directors from a professionalization perspective with a focus on the last decades. The article is primarily based on a research study made in 1998 – 2002 where multiple data were used: interviews, field observations, text analysis, and a questionnaire. Later findings have been added to update. The results show that the funeral directors have acquired a professionalization by broadening their w…
Spirituality in Silence and Nature: Motivations, Experiences and Impressions among Swedish Pilgrims
Pilgrimages arranged by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden are a relatively new, but growing phenomenon. This study examines Swedish pilgrims' background, motivations, and experiences. Most pilgrims are highly educated, middle-aged persons with a strong relation to the church. However, a group of religiously interested persons with weaker bonds with the church was also identified. The pilgrims uphold a multitude of motivations both on an i…
Den döda kroppen — närhet och avstånd
This paper discusses the ambivalent view on dead bodies in our society
Professionalization without dead bodies: The case of Swedish funeral directors
The aim of this article is to discuss Swedish funeral directors from a professionalization perspective with a focus on the last decades. The article is primarily based on a research study made in 1998 – 2002 where multiple data were used: interviews, field observations, text analysis, and a questionnaire. Later findings have been added to update. The results show that the funeral directors have acquired a professionalization by broadening their w…
Spirituality in Silence and Nature: Motivations, Experiences and Impressions among Swedish Pilgrims
Pilgrimages arranged by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden are a relatively new, but growing phenomenon. This study examines Swedish pilgrims' background, motivations, and experiences. Most pilgrims are highly educated, middle-aged persons with a strong relation to the church. However, a group of religiously interested persons with weaker bonds with the church was also identified. The pilgrims uphold a multitude of motivations both on an i…
Pål Ketil Botvar & Ulla Schmidt (red.): Religion i dagens Norge mellom sekularisering og sakralisering
Memory Triggers and Anniversaries of Stillborn Children
Care after stillbirths has changed radically within the last twenty years, not least because of research. However, less attention has been given to memorialization in the longer perspective. This is a qualitative study based on a web questionnaire with the aim to uncover memorialization practices on anniversary days. 596 bereaved mothers of stillborn children provided an answer to an open question on how they observed the anniversary. The inducti…
Creating sacred space by walking in silence: Pilgrimage in a late modern Lutheran context
In Sweden, pilgrimages have emerged as new, re-created, late modern rites, taking advantage of historical roots and contemporary international developments. Yet, the Swedish pilgrimages have their own specificities. Pilgrimages are arranged as group activities with a focus on walking, and the place to which the pilgrimage is made has lost its significance as a holy place. Instead, nature, outdoor life and especially silence are important means fo…
Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Media, Religion, Digital Communication (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works)