TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spiro,Howard M.
AU  - Curnen,Mary G.McCrea
AU  - Wandel,Lee Palmer
ED  - Yale University.
ED  - Goethe-Institut Boston
TI  - Facing death: where culture, religion, and medicine meet 
SN  - 0300063490
AV  - R726.8 .F33 1996
U1  - 155.937 21
PY  - 1996///]
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Terminally ill
KW  - Death
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Terminal care
KW  - Ethics, Professional
N1  - "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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