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- Title
Compost Turn. Neue Bestattungsprodukte im Spannungsfeld von Ökologie und Atmosphäre.
- Authors
Felber, Silke
- Abstract
The article "Compost Turn. New funeral products in the tension between ecology and atmosphere" deals with a German company that has been enabling the composting of human remains since 2021. The company Recompose in the USA and the Berlin-based start-up Circulum Vitae GmbH offer similar services. The article examines social needs and the contradiction between ecological sustainability and the principle of acceleration. It also discusses the development of funeral cultures over time and emphasizes the importance of rituals and symbols in relation to death. The company Circulum Vitae GmbH offers an alternative burial method called "reburial," in which the body is composted. The role of aesthetics and atmosphere in marketing is also discussed.
- Subjects
BERLIN (Germany); GERMANY; ECOLOGY; DEAD; SUSTAINABILITY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL human remains; INTERMENT; CULTURE; FUNERALS; NEW business enterprises; COMPOSTING; RITES &; ceremonies
- Publication
Forum Modernes Theater, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0930-5874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/fmt.2023.a908144