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  • 4 - Burial and Belonging

  • Osman Balkan, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book:
    Dying Abroad
    Published online:
    30 March 2023
    Print publication:
    06 April 2023, pp 171-200

  • 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.