The politics of cultural defiance: exhumations and rural reburials in Covid times

dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-24T16:15:10Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-24T16:15:10Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02-24	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15811
dc.description.abstract	The legacy of the initial ruling by the Covid-19 advisory committee that bodies should be encased in plastic has been traumatic and catastrophic for many rural African families. The key to a successful burial is 'fetching the spirit' from the place of death and safely returning it home. This requires constant communication with the spirit of the deceased.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	COVID-19	en
dc.subject	FUNERALS	en
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES	en
dc.title	The politics of cultural defiance: exhumations and rural reburials in Covid times	en
dc.type	Newspaper article	en
dc.description.version	N/A	en
dc.ProjectNumber	LTAQAA	en
dc.BudgetYear	2020/21	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Inclusive Economic Development	en
dc.SourceTitle	Daily Maverick	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	11775	en
dc.PageNumber	Online	en
dc.outputnumber	10921	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Bank, L. & Madini, A. The politics of cultural defiance: exhumations and rural reburials in Covid times. Daily Maverick. Online. (07 February 2021).	en
dc.publicationyear	2021	en
dc.contributor.author1	Bank, L.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Madini, A.	en

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