Dying a Good Death: Indonesian Rituals and Negotiations About the End of Life

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In the following article, I aim to provide an insight into the Islamic understanding of death as perceived by a typical Indonesian Muslim family in South Sumatra. The discussion on what it means to die a good death is used as a central theme to introduce the Islamic rituals and practices surrounding death. I pay special attention to the signs observed by the members of the family while accompanying the dying person and examine how these are grounded in the particular religioscape of South Sumatra. The article is written at the crossroad of area studies and Islamic theology.

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Seise, C. (2021). Dying a Good Death: Indonesian Rituals and Negotiations About the End of Life. International Journal of Islam in Asia, 1(2), 168–190. https://doi.org/10.1163/25899996-bja10014

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