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Sacred Loss

In: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Robert E. Emery
Subject:Unpartnering & Divorce, Relationship Counseling, Dysfunctional Families
Keywords:divorce; religion; sacred loss

Marriage is in most religions primarily contractual. However, for many religions and spiritual traditions, marriage also involves binding the souls or spirits of two or more individuals. This binding may be included in the marriage ceremony itself. For example, Jewish weddings ...

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  Emery, R. E. (2013). Sacred loss. In Cultural sociology of divorce: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 1053-1056). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274447.n381
  
  Emery, Robert E. "Sacred Loss." In Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia, edited by Emery, Robert E., 1053-56. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274447.n381.
  
  Emery, R. E. 2013. Sacred Loss. In: Robert E. Emery Editor, 2013. Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1053-1056 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274447.n381> [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].
  
  Emery, Robert E. "Sacred Loss." Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 1053-56. SAGE Knowledge. 27 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452274447.n381.
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