Results for 'Maija Aksela'

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  1. Aesthetics as metaphysical meaning-making in the face of death.Maija K. Butters - 2016 - Approaching Religion 6 (2):96-111.
    In my ethnographic research on death and dying in contemporary Finland, I explore how Finns facing end of life due to a long-term illness or other terminal condition seek to orient themselves and make meaning with cultural tools such as imagery, language, and metaphysical thinking. My primary research material is based on extensive fieldwork at Terhokoti Hospice and in the cancer clinic of Helsinki University Hospital, where I have had numerous conversations with terminally ill patients. This paper seeks to explore (...)
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