Book contents
- Dying Abroad
- LSE International Studies
- Dying Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Islamic Funeral Funds and the Moral Economy of Repatriation
- 2 Muslim Undertakers and the Bureaucracy of Death
- 3 Memory and Identity in Diaspora Cemeteries
- 4 Burial and Belonging
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Burial and Belonging
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2023
Book contents
- Dying Abroad
- LSE International Studies
- Dying Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Islamic Funeral Funds and the Moral Economy of Repatriation
- 2 Muslim Undertakers and the Bureaucracy of Death
- 3 Memory and Identity in Diaspora Cemeteries
- 4 Burial and Belonging
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Drawing on interviews with a range of individuals with migratory histories, this chapter investigates why families choose to bury their loved ones locally or to reptriate to countries of origin, analyzing the significance that they attribute to these choices. While local burial laws and the limited availability of Islamic cemeteries impact the feasibility of performing religiously appropriate funerary rites, this chapter argues that family ties, ideas about the meaning of national soils, and feelings of social inclusion or exclusion play a larger role in determining burial outcomes and their social significance.
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- Dying AbroadThe Political Afterlives of Migration in Europe, pp. 171 - 200Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023