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communal bereavement  

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  • Communal bereavement is the widespread experience of grief and distress felt among people who did not know and never met the deceased. It is expressed in mass gatherings of mourners, such as vigils or memorial services. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Communal Bereavement]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-C9N7JZ74-2

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