Funeral Rites in Algeria: A Sociological Interpretation of the Phenomenon of Death

Authors

  • Dr. Bahloul Laounia

Keywords:

Death, rites, practices.

Abstract

Death is considered a social and cultural phenomenon as much as it is a biological event. Itcannot be reduced to the cessation of biological function of the person, as it holds several symbolic and semantic dimensions in society, owing to the fact that the inevitability of the event is accompaniedby a number of rites that

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References

Al-Majidi, K. (1999). The Egyptian Religion. Shorook.

Ben Hetira, S. E. (2008). The body and society: An anthropological study of some beliefs and perceptions about the body. Al-intishar Alarabi.

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2025-10-25

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Dr. Bahloul Laounia. (2025). Funeral Rites in Algeria: A Sociological Interpretation of the Phenomenon of Death . Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 15(4), 2145–2154. Retrieved from https://pegegog.net/index.php/pegegog/article/view/4388

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Vol. 15 No. 4 (2025): EARLY VIEW

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