We Remember, We Love, We Grieve: Mortuary and Memorial Practice in Contemporary Russia

by Elizabeth Warner

This is a book about death, comprehensive in its discussion of strategies for coping with loss and grief in rural northern Russia. Elizabeth Warner and Svetlana Adonyeva bring forth the voices of those for whom caring for their dead is deeply personal and firmly rooted in practices of everyday life. Thoroughly researched chapters consider lamenting traditions, examine beliefs surrounding natural symbols, and parse sensitive and profound funereal rituals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299330702
• ISBN13: 9780299330705
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"