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Cmentarz w strukturze przestrzennej miasta
A cemetery in the spatial structure of the cities

Author(s): Ewa Klima, Barbara Wycichowska, Weronika Popek
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: cemeteries;location of cemeteries;Lodz;Lodz cemeteries

Summary/Abstract: Dying is not part of the contemporary global pop culture that glorifies youth and vitality. If one considers the Catholic sacrum-taboo of death additionally, it turns out that there is no place for cemeteries today. The aim of the article is to show that cemeteries cannot be denied. They are part of every civilization and are baded in space and landscape. An important observation is that the meaning and location of the cemeteries has changed, as has the culture. The example of Lodz was used.

  • Issue Year: 35/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-93
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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