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Facing death : where culture, religion, and medicine meet / edited by Howard M. Spiro, Mary G. McCrea Curnen, and Lee Palmer Wandel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: xxii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0300063490
  • 9780300063493
  • 0300076673
  • 9780300076677
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.937 21
LOC classification:
  • R726.8 .F33 1996
  • BF789.D4 F33 1996
Contents:
Attending to dying : limitations of medical technology (a resident's perspective) / Eric L. Krakauer -- Before their time : a clinicians's reflections on death and AIDS / Peter A. Selwyn -- The doctor's role in death / Sherwin B. Nuland -- Thoughts on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / Alan B. Astrow -- Learning to care for the dying / Alan C. Mermann -- Thoughts on witnessing death / James D. Kenney -- The changing face of death in children / Diane M. Komp -- When children mourn a loved one / Morris A. Wessel -- The emergence of hospice care in the United States / Florence S. Wald -- Caring for those who die in old age / Joanne Lynn -- Living in the maelstrom / Alvin Novick -- An ars moriendi for our time : to live a fulfilled life ; to die a peaceful death / Arthur E. Imhof -- The art of dying in Hindu India / Sylvia Vatuk -- Reflections on mortality from a Jewish perspective / James E. Ponet -- Catholic theology's main thoughts on death / Harald Wagner -- The law of the spirits : Chinese popular beliefs / Valerie Hansen -- The meaning of death in Islam / Ira M. Lapidius -- From this world to the next : notes on death and dying in early America / John Demos -- Ars memoriandi : the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt / Peter S. Hawkins -- Bearing the spirit home / Frederick J. Streets -- Witnessing death versus framing death / William B. McCullough -- Conclusion : retrospect and prospect / William J. Bouwsma -- --
Foreword -- Preface: Facing Death -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Defining a Life: The Western Tradition -- Ch. 1. Attending to Dying: Limitations of Medical Technology (A Resident's Perspective) -- Ch. 2. Before Their Time: A Clinician's Reflections on Death and AIDS -- Ch. 3. The Doctor's Role in Death -- Ch. 4. Thoughts on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide -- Ch. 5. Learning to Care for the Dying -- Ch. 6. Thoughts on Witnessing Death -- Ch. 7. The Changing Face of Death in Children -- Ch. 8. When Children Mourn a Loved One -- Ch. 9. The Emergence of Hospice Care in the United States -- Ch. 10. Caring for Those Who Die in Old Age -- Ch. 11. Living in the Maelstrom -- Ch. 12. An Ars Moriendi for Our Time: To Live a Fulfilled Life; to Die a Peaceful Death -- Ch. 13. The Art of Dying in Hindu India -- Ch. 14. Reflections on Mortality from a Jewish Perspective -- Ch. 15. Catholic Theology's Main Thoughts on Death -- Ch. 16. The Law of the Spirits: Chinese Popular Beliefs -- Ch. 17. The Meaning of Death in Islam -- Ch. 18. From This World to the Next: Notes on Death and Dying in Early America -- Ch. 19. Ars Memoriandi: The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt -- Ch. 20. Bearing the Spirit Home -- Ch. 21. Witnessing Death versus Framing Death -- Ch. 22. Conclusion: Retrospect and Prospect -- List of Contributors -- Index.
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"Prepared under the auspices of the Program for Humanities in Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Goethe-Institut, Boston.".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Attending to dying : limitations of medical technology (a resident's perspective) / Eric L. Krakauer -- Before their time : a clinicians's reflections on death and AIDS / Peter A. Selwyn -- The doctor's role in death / Sherwin B. Nuland -- Thoughts on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / Alan B. Astrow -- Learning to care for the dying / Alan C. Mermann -- Thoughts on witnessing death / James D. Kenney -- The changing face of death in children / Diane M. Komp -- When children mourn a loved one / Morris A. Wessel -- The emergence of hospice care in the United States / Florence S. Wald -- Caring for those who die in old age / Joanne Lynn -- Living in the maelstrom / Alvin Novick -- An ars moriendi for our time : to live a fulfilled life ; to die a peaceful death / Arthur E. Imhof -- The art of dying in Hindu India / Sylvia Vatuk -- Reflections on mortality from a Jewish perspective / James E. Ponet -- Catholic theology's main thoughts on death / Harald Wagner -- The law of the spirits : Chinese popular beliefs / Valerie Hansen -- The meaning of death in Islam / Ira M. Lapidius -- From this world to the next : notes on death and dying in early America / John Demos -- Ars memoriandi : the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt / Peter S. Hawkins -- Bearing the spirit home / Frederick J. Streets -- Witnessing death versus framing death / William B. McCullough -- Conclusion : retrospect and prospect / William J. Bouwsma -- --

Foreword -- Preface: Facing Death -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Defining a Life: The Western Tradition -- Ch. 1. Attending to Dying: Limitations of Medical Technology (A Resident's Perspective) -- Ch. 2. Before Their Time: A Clinician's Reflections on Death and AIDS -- Ch. 3. The Doctor's Role in Death -- Ch. 4. Thoughts on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide -- Ch. 5. Learning to Care for the Dying -- Ch. 6. Thoughts on Witnessing Death -- Ch. 7. The Changing Face of Death in Children -- Ch. 8. When Children Mourn a Loved One -- Ch. 9. The Emergence of Hospice Care in the United States -- Ch. 10. Caring for Those Who Die in Old Age -- Ch. 11. Living in the Maelstrom -- Ch. 12. An Ars Moriendi for Our Time: To Live a Fulfilled Life; to Die a Peaceful Death -- Ch. 13. The Art of Dying in Hindu India -- Ch. 14. Reflections on Mortality from a Jewish Perspective -- Ch. 15. Catholic Theology's Main Thoughts on Death -- Ch. 16. The Law of the Spirits: Chinese Popular Beliefs -- Ch. 17. The Meaning of Death in Islam -- Ch. 18. From This World to the Next: Notes on Death and Dying in Early America -- Ch. 19. Ars Memoriandi: The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt -- Ch. 20. Bearing the Spirit Home -- Ch. 21. Witnessing Death versus Framing Death -- Ch. 22. Conclusion: Retrospect and Prospect -- List of Contributors -- Index.

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