The Other Town. On the Structure of the Central Cemetery of Sofia
The Other Town. On the Structure of the Central Cemetery of Sofia
Author(s): Stanka YanevaSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Summary/Abstract: Conceptions about “the last resting place” – the cemetery – have changed over time becoming mutually enriched in the history of Christian civilisation. With the change of ages and ideologies, conceptions concerning the cemetery as paradise, as a garden and as a town have gradually taken shape. This work presents the latest view focussing, moreover, on the layout and development of city cemeteries…
Journal: ETHNOLOGIA BULGARICA. Yearbook of Bulgarian Ethnology and Folklore
- Issue Year: II/2001
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 111-118
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
