Death & Dying 49

The COVID-19 pandemic left millions grieving their loved ones without the consolation of traditional ways of mourning. Patients were admitted to hospitals and never seen again. Social distancing oft……続きを見る

New technologies and scientific imagination rearrange the boundary that we identify as the beginning and end of life. New techno-social constellations, such as the ever-increasing presence of digita……続きを見る

Sheila K. Collins is no stranger to grief. After the loss of two of her children, Sheila felt disconnected from the support she needed, living in a society that makes us feel like we can't speak ope……続きを見る

Diego saute du cinquième étage à Madrid. Sa soeur rentre au pays natal, le Mexique, avec les cendres de son petit frère. Elle raconte les hauts et les bas de l'enfance, la douceur des grands-parents……続きを見る

23h52, un homme gît sur le sol, entre la vie et la mort. Sa fille est auprès de lui. Elle attend les secours. Son petit-fils dort. Des voix traversent la nuit : la fille, le père, le pompier, l’agen……続きを見る

El suicidio en Alemania constituye un grave desafío social y familiar, que afecta no solo a quienes lo cometen, sino también a sus entornos más cercanos y a la estructura social en general. Las cifr……続きを見る

The practice of medicine is immersed in issues of life, death, and suffering in relation to the mortal body. Because of this, the medical profession is a fertile arena for folklore that serves to ad……続きを見る

«Una lectura indispensable para quienes se interesen en el tema de la muerte: ¿y quién no se preocupa por ese tema?» - Roger Bartra Convertida en un tabú, esterilizada y hasta burocratizada, la muer……続きを見る

Creating Meaning in Funerals is a book about the ways in which bereaved families and communities create meaningful ceremonies against a backdrop of what is culturally appropriate, even when their ch……続きを見る

A Polk Award winner for medical journalism examines how patients and families can regain control of the dying process: "A superb resource." ー Kirkus Reviews With advances in medicine, technology, a……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **‘Joyful, hilarious, effervescent, brilliant and deeply wise’ Glennon Doyle, on Alua Arthur Thinking deeply about your death – whether it’s imminent or not – will brea……続きを見る

Before this physical life, you are spirit, a soul. Before you were physical, you were spirit and that spirit, which may well have lived many lifetimes on this earth, has also died many, many times. ……続きを見る

What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions, and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited collection offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how individuals and collectives……続きを見る

This book focuses on understanding and researching suicide and suicide prevention from historical, political, cultural, social, and philosophical perspectives, all of which are located in particular……続きを見る

In "Voices from the Prairies: The Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Ranch Women", author Dorothy Louise Beasley brings to life the untold stories and indomitable spirits of the unsung heroines of Ca……続きを見る

Moral evaluations of actions are only appropriate for actions within the moral domain. Actions outside of the moral domain are amoral actions. In Why Suicide Is Amoral: A Philosophical Account, Roby……続きを見る

In this study of representations of children and childhood, a global team of authors explores the theme of undeadness as it applies to cultural constructions of the child. Moving beyond conventional……続きを見る

Coleen Nolan – singer, TV host and agony aunt is known for her warmth, straight-talking and compassion. But her empathy and warmth have been earned the hard way – formed by her own deeply-felt exper……続きを見る

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan. As Japan heads toward a precarious future sh……続きを見る

Death, like most experiences that we think of as natural, is a product of the human imagination: all animals die, but only human beings suffer Death; and what they suffer is shaped by their own time……続きを見る

From the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) Drinking with Men comes a poignant, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful bookーequal parts memoir and social historyーthat fol……続きを見る

This book explores historical, socio-political, and metatheatrical readings of a whole host of dying bodies and risen corpses, each part of a long tradition of living death on stage. Just as zombies……続きを見る

Rural cemeteriesーnamed for their expansive, picturesque landscape design rather than locationーwere established during the middle decades of the nineteenth century in the United States. An instant ……続きを見る

Nunca olvides que morirás. Y siempre recuerda que hay libros como éste que te pueden enseñar a vivir con más alegría y dignidad. Los tres temas centrales del conjunto de reflexiones que componen Mem……続きを見る

Choice 2025 Outstanding Academic Title If death is the cessation of life, then, as a concept, it draws its meaning from the preceding life. While death and dying are inextricably connected, dying is……続きを見る

The eighteen papers collected in this volume - fifteen of which are published in English for the first time - explore the transformations of religious practices between the third and the fifth centu……続きを見る

Keramat, holy graves and shrines, represent physical markers of Singapore’s history as a multi‑ethnic maritime trading center. They offered sanctified spaces not only for Muslims but also for the en……続きを見る

Through a range of case studies, this book traces how death shaped cities, and vice versa. It argues that by focusing on death and the city, we can open up new avenues of research into religious, po……続きを見る

I december 2023 gav Ebbe Preisler sig selv og sin kone Mariann Preisler en dødelig dosis metadon. Hun døde, han overlevede og blev efterfølgende sigtet for drab. I MÆT AF DAGE fortæller Ebbe Preisle……続きを見る

". . . a tale with many dimensions told with novelistic confidence" -Peter Booth Wiley, author and publisher ". . . a must-read for anyone who is faced with the task of caring for and supporting a l……続きを見る