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Death and bereavement across cultures / edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, and Bill Young.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997Description: vi, 261 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415131367
  • 9780415131360
  • 0415131375
  • 9780415131377
  • 0203435192
  • 9780203435199
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.9 20
LOC classification:
  • BF789.D4 D343 1997
Contents:
Introduction / Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani and Bill Young -- Culture and religion / Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani and Bill Young -- Grief in small-scale societies / Paul C. Rosenblatt -- Death in a Hindu family / Pittu Laungani -- A death on the roof of the world : the perspective of Tibetan Buddhism / Uwe P. Gielen -- Jewish views and customs on death / Ellen Levine -- Christianity / Harold Ter Blanche and Colin Murray Parkes -- The many facets of Islam : death, dying and disposal between orthodox rule and historical convention / Gerdien Jonker -- Secularization / Tony Walter -- Childhood, death and bereavement across cultures / Bill Young and Danai Papadatou -- Help for the dying and bereaved / Colin Murray Parkes -- Conclusions I : implications for practice and policy / Pittu Laungani -- Conclusions II : attachments and losses in cross-cultural perspective / Colin Murray Parkes -- --
Notes on contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Culture and religion -- 3. Grief in small-scale societies -- 4. Death in a Hindu family -- 5. A death on the roof of the world: The perspective of Tibetan Buddhism -- 6. Jewish views and customs on death -- 7. Christianity -- 8. The many facets of Islam: Death, dying and disposal between orthodox rule and historical convention -- 9. Secularization -- 10. Childhood, death and bereavement across cultures -- 11. Help for the dying and bereaved -- 12. Conclusions I: Implications for practice and policy -- 13. Conclusions II: Attachments and losses in cross-cultural perspective -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Death raises questions that science cannot answer. Whatever our personal beliefs, we can all gain from learning how others view these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of death.Written by international authorities in the field, this book describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions, explains their psychological and historical context, shows how customs are changed by contact with the West and considers implications for the future. It is an indispensable guide for all who work with the dying and bereaved."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index.

Introduction / Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani and Bill Young -- Culture and religion / Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani and Bill Young -- Grief in small-scale societies / Paul C. Rosenblatt -- Death in a Hindu family / Pittu Laungani -- A death on the roof of the world : the perspective of Tibetan Buddhism / Uwe P. Gielen -- Jewish views and customs on death / Ellen Levine -- Christianity / Harold Ter Blanche and Colin Murray Parkes -- The many facets of Islam : death, dying and disposal between orthodox rule and historical convention / Gerdien Jonker -- Secularization / Tony Walter -- Childhood, death and bereavement across cultures / Bill Young and Danai Papadatou -- Help for the dying and bereaved / Colin Murray Parkes -- Conclusions I : implications for practice and policy / Pittu Laungani -- Conclusions II : attachments and losses in cross-cultural perspective / Colin Murray Parkes -- --

Notes on contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Culture and religion -- 3. Grief in small-scale societies -- 4. Death in a Hindu family -- 5. A death on the roof of the world: The perspective of Tibetan Buddhism -- 6. Jewish views and customs on death -- 7. Christianity -- 8. The many facets of Islam: Death, dying and disposal between orthodox rule and historical convention -- 9. Secularization -- 10. Childhood, death and bereavement across cultures -- 11. Help for the dying and bereaved -- 12. Conclusions I: Implications for practice and policy -- 13. Conclusions II: Attachments and losses in cross-cultural perspective -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Death raises questions that science cannot answer. Whatever our personal beliefs, we can all gain from learning how others view these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of death.Written by international authorities in the field, this book describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions, explains their psychological and historical context, shows how customs are changed by contact with the West and considers implications for the future. It is an indispensable guide for all who work with the dying and bereaved."--Publisher description.

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