The Cemetery Research Group runs two events a year: in May and in November. Follow the links and send in an abstract
Religion: Belief and disposal preferences
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‘Are cremation and alkaline hydrolysis morally distinct?. National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 16:2, 233-242.
Maddrell, A. 2024
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McNeill, H., Buckley, H.L., & Marunui Iki Pouwhare, R. 2022
‘Decolonizing indigenous burial practices in Aotearoa, New Zealand: A tribal case study’, OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying, 89:1, 207-221.
Mirkes, R. 2008
‘The mortuary science of alkaline hydrolysis: is it ethical?’National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 8:4, 683-695.
