Open AccessGrave and power: A thanato-sociological analysis of the funerals of Tito, F. Tudjman and S. Milosevic
Author(s) -
Todor Kuljić
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sociologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.174
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2406-0712
pISSN - 0038-0318
DOI - 10.2298/soc1204595k
Subject(s) - ideology , symbol (formal) , charisma , power (physics) , politics , sociology , state (computer science) , charismatic authority , resistance (ecology) , religious studies , gender studies , law , political science , philosophy , physics , algorithm , ecology , linguistics , quantum mechanics , computer science , biology
The paper offers a thanato-sociological analysis of the funerals of Tito, F. Tuđman and S. Milošević, documenting various ideological contents and various political roles of the funerals of heads of state. Tito’s charisma was class-based, supranational and Yugoslav, while the other two were national authorities. Tito’s funeral was a symbol of peace, Tudjman’s of national liberation, and Milošević’s a symbol resistance to imperialism. In the paper group symbols at the funerals are analyzed, along with the content of laudatio funebris, dimensions of authority of the deceased, key rhetorical figures, the structure of the funeral accompaniment and the appearance of the grave