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Public Mourning Reveals Implicit Religion
- Public mourning reveals a large grey zone between formal religion and private spirituality called implicit religion.
- Edward Bailey observed pubs had their own liturgies and emotional practices providing meaning, showing spirituality beyond organised faith.
Diana Funeral Became Organic Ritual Space
- Princess Diana's funeral produced spontaneous public rituals like huge floral tributes and Elton John's revised 'Candle in the Wind'.
- Those pop-cultural acts served as communal outlets for private grief and became focal points of implicit religion.
Queen's Funeral As Civil Religion
- The Queen's funeral was an enactment of civil religion, not implicit religion, using established liturgy, regalia and state symbolism.
- That high-church public ceremony foregrounded constitutional ties between monarchy and the Anglican tradition across the Commonwealth.