Funerary practices in the Czech Republic

• Main Author: Nešporová, Olga, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: Funerary international
• Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies > Czech Republic.; Cremation > Czech Republic.; Burial laws > Czech Republic.; Religion, Christian Rituals & Practice, Sacraments.; Funeral services.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781789731118
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 160 pages).

Exploring the traditions, customs and contemporary legal framework of Czech funerary practices, this book analyses and interprets the high cremation rate, predominance of secular funerals and increasing popularity of cremation with no funeral ceremony against the background of the country's his...