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John Borchert

John began the Ph.D. program at Syracuse in 2013. His research focuses around questions of religion, technology, and embodiment in American contexts.

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Contemporary Urban Necro-Politics and Ritual Negotiation

Contemporary Urban Necro-Politics and Ritual Negotiation

John Borchert October 20, 2016

John Borchert argues that as space for the living and the dead grow closer, death and mourning are reshaping urban spaces. Examining ritual negotiations in urban Asian and North America, Borchert considers how emerging funerary practices reflect new urbanisms and new embodiments.

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Quotidian is a curated blog exploring the sacred woven into the everyday. From fashion and architecture to travel, design, and the small rituals that shape our lives, this space invites readers to notice how meaning, practice, and belief show up in ordinary moments. This blog is about finding balance, living with purpose, paying attention to the world around us, and discovering the spiritual textures of daily life.

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