RT Article
T1 Experiencing Loss: A Muslim Widow’s Bereavement Narrative
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 55
IS 1
SP 226
OP 240
A1 Kristiansen, Maria
A1 Sheikh, Aziz
A2 Younis, Tarek
A2 Hassani, Amani
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1566106605
AB In this article, we explore how Islam, minority status and refugee experiences intersect in shaping meaning-making processes following bereavement. We do this through a phenomenological analysis of a biographical account of personal loss told by Aisha, a Muslim Palestinian refugee living in Denmark, who narrates her experience of losing her husband to lung cancer. By drawing on a religious framework, Aisha creates meaning from her loss, which enables her to incorporate this loss into her life history and sustain agency. Her narrative invites wider audiences to witness her tale of overcoming loss, thus highlighting the complex way in which religious beliefs, minority status and migration history come together in shaping meaning-making processes, and the importance of reciprocity in narrative studies.
K1 Bereavement
K1 Grief
K1 Islam
K1 Narratives
K1 Religion
DO 10.1007/s10943-015-0058-x