Bás InEirinn
Cultural Constructions of Death in Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2582264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorne J Taylor (0009-0007-8610-7739, corresponding author), Lawrence J Taylor |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 175 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5491 • E-ISSN: 1534-1518 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3317614 |
| OpenAlex | W187086416 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 12 |
“Bás InEirinn” (“To die in Ireland”) is a Gaelic drinking toast whose resonance is explored in this case study of the relation of meaning and power. By viewing death as opportunity as well as problem, I interpret varying cultural constructions of Irish death in light of the historical dialectic between the Catholic Church and popular practice. Whereas the Church has generally assumed control of the ritualization of death, there are also striking examples of creative popular responses, including re-adaptation of older popular occasions (American wakes) and even appropriation of Church forms for popular purposes (the IRA funeral)
Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces
Food, Drink, and Consolatory Practices at Irish Wakes and Funerals 1975–2025
Together or Apart? Some questions raised by the broadcasting of funeral services during the Covid-19 pandemic
Storytelling on the Northern Irish Border
“There was Rowdyism there, Boy”
Racial capitalism, hauntology and the politics of death in Ireland
With Respect to the Dead
Fall apart and put yourself together again
Can Our Loved Ones Rest in Peace? The Memorialization of the Victims of Hostile Activities
Caoineadh os Cionn Coirp
Bury Me in Second Class
Closing the casket
James Joyce and the ‘strolling mort’
You were going online for that person’
The Death Rituals of Rural Greece
Death and the Regeneration of Life
Anthropology through the Looking-Glass
Person and God in a Spanish Valley
The Counter–reformation and the People of Catholic Europe
Les attitudes devant la mort
Irish Wake Amusements
Religious Regimes and State Formation
The Banshee
The Poetics of Manhood
Anthropological Conceptions of Religion
The Priest and the Agent
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |