Therapeutic Aspects of Funeral Ritual
- 14 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Systemic Therapy
- Vol. 4 (4) , 69-83
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j085v04n04_04
Abstract
The experience of significant funeral rituals for 32 adult bereaved individuals was examined in an intensive interview study. Intewiewees had lost either a spouse or a parent. Structured and open-ended questions were asked regarding the funeral experience. Thematic analysis of the narrative data revealed five prevalent themes with corresponding meta-themes. A review of these themes suggests the therapeutic use of a narrative approach to grieving individuals in the process of reconciliation of the loss.Keywords
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