Cemeteries and Crematoria as public spaces of belonging in Europe

01/07/2022

Panel on "Migrants, minorities, cemeteries, crematoria and citizenship in Europe: lifecycle ritual needs, moorings and mobilities" at the 19th annual Imiscoe Conference at Oslo on Migration and Time with Daniela Stauffacher Avril Maddrell Katie McClymont Christoph Jedan Sonja Kmec Marianne Knapskog Fitwi Wolday discussant: chaired by - Thank you everyone!

13/10/2021

Exposition « Cimetières et crématoires en Europe. Espaces publics et expressions d’appartenance » - new blog post by Antoinette Reuter on

Exposition « Cimetières et crématoires en Europe. Espaces publics et expressions d’appartenance » à Luxembourg-Ville du 1er octobre au 15 novembre 2021 Alors que le frimas matinal annonce les premiers jours de novembre traditionnellement dédiés au souvenir des morts dans le monde chrétien,...

01/09/2021

and the Grand Marking called - new blogpost by Tanu Priya Uteng on

Hinduism and the Grand Marking called Death The concept of death in Hinduism is fluid and meanders between the multiple lives assigned to a soul. Hindus firmly believe in a separate existence of the body and the soul where the body is nashwar (destructible) but the soul is beyond the realm of creati...

27/04/2021

Cemeteries - Of barriers and benches: A visitor’s experience https://cemi-hera.org/of-barriers-and-benches-a-visitors-experience/ new blogpost
Ville de Luxembourg Cemetery Of Merl

Of barriers and benches: A visitor’s experience How one experiences cemeteries is highly personal. Only through open, extensive conversations may we understand what a cemetery might mean for a person, and what he or she might be missing at these places. The narrative below illustrates a particular...

18/11/2020

Conference on the History and Future of Cemeteries, organized by Institut Pierre Werner on 24 November at 7pm.
It is entirely online and can be joined at
https://zoom.us/j/91316776336?pwd=aWlycGo0UzFXWFJjRmZVQ0lCczY2Zz09

Meeting-ID: 913 1677 6336
Kenncode: 590419

"Der Tod hat immer Zukunft – Grabkulturen im Wandel"
includes 3 brief presentations on
- Recent changes in European funeral culture (in German, by Dr Thorsten Benkel, Universität Passau - Sociology)
- The challenge of religious diversity in Luxembourgish cemeteries (in English, by Dr Mariske Westendorp, University of Groningen - Anthropology and Religious Studies)
- Historical changes in Luxembourgish funeral culture (in French, by Assoc-Prof. Sonja Kmec, Université du Luxembourg - History)
Followed by a discussion, moderated by Dr. Thomas Kolnberger (Université du Luxembourg)

Looking forward to seeing you!

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14/09/2020

Today and tomorrow, we are organizing panels at the conference "RAI2020: Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future". We bring together scholars researching death in urban contexts. We are ready for some inspiring talks and discussions!

26/08/2020

Just published: "Co-Creating Ritual Spaces and Communities: An Analysis of Cemetery Tongerseweg, Maastricht, 1812–2020." Please read it here:

Cemeteries have been viewed in opposed ways as ritual spaces that either mirror society or present an idealized model of society. In this article, we propose an analysis of cemeteries as ritual spaces, focused on the case study of municipal cemetery Tongerseweg in Maastricht, among the most importan...

14/08/2020

Diversity at St. Eskil cemetery in Eskilstuna, Sweden (photo by Helena Nordh, april 2020)