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Bereavement, beliefs, coping, counseling, financial stressors, loss and grief experiences, memories, rites, rituals, meaning reconstruction, ongoing traumatization
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Perceptions Of Loss And Grief Experiences Within Religious Burial And Funeral, Hyacinth C. Okafor
Perceptions Of Loss And Grief Experiences Within Religious Burial And Funeral, Hyacinth C. Okafor
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore perceptions of loss and grief experiences within religious rites and rituals vis-à-vis the context of counseling. Literature indicated the need for a better understanding of grief and loss experiences from bereaved individuals’ perspectives and the context within which loss and grief experiences occur (Dillenburger & Keenan, 2005; Stroebe, Hansson, Schut, & Stroebe, 2008). Participants for this study included 10 purposefully selected Catholic members from two Catholic Church parishes in Nigeria, Africa. All participants had experienced loss and grief, had participated in Catholic burial and funeral rites and rituals, and were …