La mort en cendres - la cremation aujourd'hui, quefaut-il en penser ?
Damien Le Guay - Collection L'histoire à vif
Résumé
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A revolution is taking place in France before our very eyes: we are witnessing a rapid increase in the number of cremations. Marginal for many years, nowadays over 30% of funeral ceremonies involve cremation. Some go so far as to predict a figure of 49% by 2030. This deep-changing evolution, too often ignored, gives rise to many questions. What is the status of the millions who have been cremated in France over the past thirty years? What has happened to all those funerary urns that were handed over to their families? Are they a burden? Where are they stored? Have they become the resting place of the 'homeless'? Generally speaking, should we regard this 'death in ashes' as a harmless modification of the funeral ceremony or, on the contrary, a genuine anthropological revolution? Confronted with this radical change, the author believes we should reflect long and hard on the subject and make everyone aware of the choices and the consequences involved for the families of the deceased. Decisions are frequently made behind closed doors, and it is not uncommon for families to discover their loved one's funerary preference only when the arrangements are being made. What are the stakes involved in cremation? Where does this new practice come from? Why such a sudden desire to make one's body disappear, leaving not a trace behind? Are we destined to become simply waste?
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Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Damien Le Guay |
Collection | L'histoire à vif |
Parution | 04/10/2012 |
Nb. de pages | 202 |
Format | 13.5 x 19.5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 234g |
EAN13 | 9782204095990 |
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