黃維詩. / "2002年8月" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2002. / 參考文獻 (leaves 63-69) / 附中英文提要. / "2002 nian 8 yue" / Huang Weishi. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2002. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 63-69) / Fu Zhong Ying wen ti yao. / 論文提要 / 引言 / Chapter 第一章 --- 喪葬儀禮的傳統面貌 / Chapter 1.1 --- 從宗教看中西死亡觀 / Chapter 1.2 --- 喪葬儀禮之目的及意義 / Chapter 1.3 --- 中國傳統喪葬儀式 / Chapter 第二章 --- 早期殖民統治下的香港 / Chapter 2.1 --- 早期香港的政治背景 / Chapter 2.2 --- 早期香港地理位置與自由經濟發展 / Chapter 2.3 --- 早期香港的人口結構 / Chapter 2.4 --- 自由開放下的多元宗教 / Chapter 2.5 --- 特殊的政治、經濟及移民因素與混雜文化特色的形成 / Chapter 第三章 --- 從喪葬禮儀反映香港社會階級的分化 / Chapter 3.1 --- 香港華人社會中的葬喪禮儀槪況 / Chapter 3.2 --- 從喪儀看香港的社會階級問題 / Chapter 第四章 --- 港英殖民政府的殯喪政策及對華人的影響 / Chapter 4.1 --- 英國政府在香港所實施之殯喪政策 / Chapter 4.2 --- 香港的殯喪政策對華人的影響 / Chapter 第五章 --- 總結 / 參考書目

Thesis (M.ED.) --University of Limpopo, 2008 / The research covers the way the Vhavenḓa people bury their dead. Although the emphasis is on Tshivenḓa burials, the study has also examined the way burials are undertaken in other cultures such as Xhosa, Sotho, Indians, Xitsonga, Hindu, Greek and Muslim culture. The study shows that burials in Tshivenḓa are characterized by peculiar features. For instance the way the royal people are buried is different from the way the ordinary people are laid to rest. In addition, there are also special rituals that must be performed when children, women and men are buried. The study also includes to the fact that mordernity, has an impact on the manner in which the Vhavenḓa conduct their burials. In the past burials where cheap to conduct whereas these days they are relatively expensive. Lastly, the study has discovered that both old and modern forms of burials have advantages and disadvantages. It is, therefore, crucial for people to utilize the advantages of both the afore mentioned types of burial.

Thesis (M.A. History)--University of Waikato, 2007. / Title from PDF cover (viewed March 15, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-114)

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

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This thesis examines the personalisation of Pakeha (European) post-mortem practices in New Zealand. While much of the discourse surrounding funerary and disposal processes maintains that contemporary practices demonstrate a �denial� of death and funeral director esurience, funeral directors themselves have argued that the austere Anglophone approach to death has been superseded by personalised practices. This transformation has become particularly evident in the last two decades and emphasises a historic shift to funeral services that encompass the heterogeneity of late-modern individuals. The aim of this thesis, however, is not to recapitulate funeral director rhetoric or reiterate the criticisms levelled at the industry, but to critically examine the implications and manifestations of personalisation, and explore the funeral directors� role in the provision of contemporary funeral services. In addition to archival research, this ethnographic endeavour includes in-depth interviews with funeral directors (and related occupational groups) and an extended period of participant observation. The theoretical issues explored in this thesis are grounded in this ethnographic data. This study reveals that personalisation is integrally linked to constructions of grief, the pastoral role of funeral directors, and Foucault�s concept of bio-power. Funeral director participants asseverated that funeral practices had �evolved� to effect the �healthy� resolution of grief. Personalised funerals represented a re-alignment of �natural� human needs and cultural practices, and funeral director rhetoric amalgamated essentialist interpretations of grief with personalised memories and continuing bonds (Klass and Walter 2001). Funeral directors explicitly linked personalisation to secularisation, emphasising the perceived lack of �guidance� and �care� in contemporary society. Although �impersonal� religious funerals provided funeral specialists with an important point of departure, many funeral directors emphasised the pastoral dimension of contemporary funeral directing. This dimension constitutes a key component of the funeral directors� role and permeated all facets of funeral service - particularly the increasing range of after-care funeral options. Although the funeral director rhetoric emphasises the democratisation of funeral practices and the primacy of individuality, an examination of the discourse reveals that this personalisation also demonstrates the normalising technologies integral to Foucault�s concept of �pastoral power�. I argue that funeral directors play a significant role in articulating the boundaries of �appropriate� funeral behaviour by accentuating the importance of �authenticity�, �dignity� and �healthy grief�. These concepts underline the expertise of funeral directors, define the acceptable parameters of post-mortem practices, and reify the integral involvement of funeral directors in the construction process. The specific subjectivity promoted by funeral directors constitute individuals that are not only �honest� and �real�, but recognise the �need� for a funeral service, emotional expression, and memorialisation. These individuals similarly realise the importance of integrating the deceased into their own biographies, while acknowledging the significance of guidance and control. This subjectivity clearly legitimises the role of the contemporary New Zealand funeral director. This thesis illustrates, therefore, that funeral directors play a salient role in articulating bio-power within New Zealand society, and that this endeavour is integrally linked to the occupations� continuing pursuit of professional identity.

Thesis (M.A.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug.-diss.--Basel. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [201]-222.

Thèse (Ph. D.)--Université Laval, 1999. / Comprend des réf. bibliogr.