5 Coping
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Lucy Noakes
Abstract
The British people, faced with the prospect of a second, devastating ‘total’ war for the second time in just over twenty years, drew on a wide range of beliefs, rituals and superstitions as they attempted to cope with the demands of this new conflict. This chapter surveys religious practice and religious belief during the war years, including the widespread interest in spiritualism and the possibilities of continued contact with the dead. It goes on to look at other rituals and everyday beliefs, such as astrology, superstition and the development of particular rituals by individuals and by groups. It concludes with an examination of beliefs about death, drawing on material collected by Mass Observation during the war years.
Abstract
The British people, faced with the prospect of a second, devastating ‘total’ war for the second time in just over twenty years, drew on a wide range of beliefs, rituals and superstitions as they attempted to cope with the demands of this new conflict. This chapter surveys religious practice and religious belief during the war years, including the widespread interest in spiritualism and the possibilities of continued contact with the dead. It goes on to look at other rituals and everyday beliefs, such as astrology, superstition and the development of particular rituals by individuals and by groups. It concludes with an examination of beliefs about death, drawing on material collected by Mass Observation during the war years.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Shadowing 21
- 3 Feeling 45
- 4 Planning 73
- 5 Coping 101
- 6 Dying 125
- 7 Burying 155
- 8 Grieving 193
- 9 Remembering 229
- 10 Conclusion 265
- Bibliography 271
- Index 291
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vi
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Shadowing 21
- 3 Feeling 45
- 4 Planning 73
- 5 Coping 101
- 6 Dying 125
- 7 Burying 155
- 8 Grieving 193
- 9 Remembering 229
- 10 Conclusion 265
- Bibliography 271
- Index 291
