Department of Sociology, University of Kashmir.
Omega (Westport). 2022 Feb;84(3):725-745. doi: 10.1177/0030222820911544. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
From the instance a person passes away, the funeral, mourning, and memorial ceremonies follow sets of religious principles and procedures in every society. However, at the same time, these ceremonies and practices are influenced by the cultural patterns that people endorse. Mourning practices among Muslims of Kashmir also derive from such a religious-cultural amalgamation. This study aims to highlight mourning practices from two standpoints: (a) the prerequisites of the Islamic tradition and (b) the way mourning is actually practiced in Kashmir. To compare the general mourning practices with the actual Kashmiri Muslim mourning practices, different secondary sources were used and in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 participants (6 women, 4 men, and 1 Islamic scholar). The study revealed that mourning practices followed by Muslims of Kashmir are influenced by traditions outside the religion of Islam.
从一个人去世的那一刻起，葬礼、哀悼和追悼仪式在每个社会中都遵循一系列宗教原则和程序。然而，与此同时，这些仪式和习俗也受到人们所认可的文化模式的影响。克什米尔穆斯林的哀悼习俗也源自这种宗教文化的融合。本研究旨在从两个方面强调哀悼习俗：（a）伊斯兰教传统的前提条件，（b）在克什米尔实际进行哀悼的方式。为了将一般的哀悼习俗与实际的克什米尔穆斯林哀悼习俗进行比较，使用了不同的二手资料，并对 11 名参与者（6 名女性、4 名男性和 1 名伊斯兰学者）进行了深入访谈。研究表明，克什米尔穆斯林遵循的哀悼习俗受到伊斯兰教以外的传统的影响。
