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This article deals with the use of personal symbols in Roman Catholic funerals in the Netherlands. I propose to reflect on the way in which personal symbols give expression to memory in these rites, relying on the work of Jan Assmann and Louis-Marie Chauvet. Assmann distinguishes several dimensions of memory. Chauvet develops a liturgical view on how symbols not only signify but actualise memory. The main question is: How are different dimensions of memory expressed in terms of personal symbols in Roman Catholic funerals? I shall illustrate my findings by way of qualitative and quantitative data collected from funeral-goers and Roman Catholic chaplains in the Netherlands.
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