Trying to keep you
How Grief, Abjection, and Ritual Transform the Social Meanings of a Human Body
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2166065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Courtney Nations (University of North Florida, corresponding author), Stacey Menzel Baker (0000-0002-0890-0308, Creighton University), Eric Krszjzaniek (0000-0003-1941-2534, University of Wyoming) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 403-422 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consumption Markets & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1025-3866 • E-ISSN: 1477-223X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10253866.2017.1367678 |
| OpenAlex | W2754173893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 30 |
The present research illuminates how the grief process and the abject force us to confront and reconcile the strangeness of a loved one’s lifeless human body. We find that the grief process, initially fueled by abjection, moves the social meanings of a human body in death through three stages: (1) divorcing the deceased’s identity from the body, (2) seeking tangible substitutes, and (3) attaining meaning outside the physical realm. These findings reveal how the process of grief, the abject, and the ritual practices surrounding it, transform the social meanings of a human body and other related symbolic consumption items. This work contributes to the literature by illuminating our understanding of the fluidity of identity that extends beyond a person’s natural life and by revealing how renegotiating the relationship with a physical body is important for the self-preservation of the living
Aesthetics · Art · Grief · Human body · Identity (music · Meaning (existential · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Realm · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |