Negotiating sensitivities and grappling with intangibles: Experiences from a study of spirituality and funerals

Qualitative Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-752

  Adamson, Sue ^a   Holloway, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

belief; funeral; grounded study; meaning; reciprocity; spirituality; subject sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869855351     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794112439008     Document Type: Article

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