Death & Dying 53

Figuring Death in Classical Athens puts art and literature in conversation to explore how ancient Athenians grappled with the uncertainties of death. How did objects and texts generate thinking abou……続きを見る

The term “village undertaker” sounds antiquated and tends to conjure images of colonial or frontier America. Yet in these modern times, there is a man who claimed this title with pride and carried o……続きを見る

La scomparsa di una persona cara evidenzia un momento sacro dell'esistenza, sospende il tempo della quotidianità, per fermare la circostanza in cui dare un saluto, esprimere un pensiero, ricordare. ……続きを見る

Luto e Fé: Uma Jornada de Cura Luto e Fé: Uma Jornada de Cura é um guia que oferece conforto e esperança para aqueles que estão vivenciando a dor da perda de um ente querido. A obra explora a profun……続きを見る

El cloqueo de esqueletos la triste noche alegra. Arañan la gruesa piedra que les mantiene los vetos. No han de salir de su guarida los huesos de los fallecidos, esa es la norma eterna que en la muer……続きを見る

Gli ultimi giorni di una persona cara sono difficili da affrontare, per il malato, stremato dal dolore, e per i parenti, stretti attorno a lui, che condividono la sua sofferenza. In quei momenti ci ……続きを見る

Institutions play a crucial role in shaping experiences of end-of-life care, dying, death, body disposal and bereavement. However, there has been little holistic or multidisciplinary research in thi……続きを見る

Considering the potential and peril of Domestic Abuse-Related Death Reviews (DARDRs) in England and Wales as a way of learning from domestic abuserelated deaths, this book examines what DARDRs – fir……続きを見る

Esta investigación etnográfica exhaustiva y única advierte que en un país donde los muertos no pueden descansar, los vivos tampoco. Luces y aparatos que se encienden o apagan, alarmas que se dispara……続きを見る

Comfort Words for Loss, Grief, and Bereavement “Here is a book of exquisite honesty and profound depth. Along the way, grief becomes a dance in the dark and suffering turns to love”ーSue Monk Kidd, ……続きを見る

“Some guys don’t break any rules. They do their jobs, they go to school, they don’t commit any infractions, they keep their cells clean and tidy, and they follow the rules. And usually those are our……続きを見る

The first book length anthropological study of voluntary assisted dying in Switzerland, Leaving is a narrative account of five people who ended their lives with assistance. Stavrianakis places his o……続きを見る

This book explores the memorial and funerary artistic traditions of Southwest China during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). In early imperial times, the art of this regionーpresent-day Sichuan p……続きを見る

В книге автор расскажет о том, что такое виртуальные кладбища, какой цифровой след остается после человека, зачем делают селфи на кладбище и какие существуют компании и приложения по очистке вашего ……続きを見る

Comment et pourquoi raconter l’histoire de la mort? Dans une nouvelle édition de son ouvrage Mourir hier et aujourd’hui : de la mort chrétienne dans la campagne québécoise au xixe siècle à la mort t……続きを見る

De opvolger van het succesvolle Levenslessen van 100-jarigen Een uniek gezelschap rasoptimisten: zo zou je de 100-jarigen in Levenslessen van 100-jarigen kunnen noemen. Hun positieve instelling heef……続きを見る

When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant. ……続きを見る

The strength of the right-to-die movement was underscored as early as 1991, when Derek Humphry published Final Exit, the movement's call to arms that inspired literally hundreds of thousands of Amer……続きを見る

Quanto tempo você vai viver? E se o tempo que você tem pela frente for bem menor do que você imagina? Ou se a morte não estiver próxima de você, mas de alguém muito amado sim? "A vida afinal: conver……続きを見る

A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF 2025 (SO FAR) "[Better] is both an act of defiant self-expressionーan insistence on vulnerability over shameーand an academic exploration that asks seriously: 'What is making ……続きを見る

This book provides a shortform definitive reference text on the landscape and features of Aotearoa New Zealand that underpin its familiar, though country-specific, ways of caring for the dead. It pr……続きを見る

Grief is a language many are forced to learn. Yet, the spaces many turn to for solace often fail to make room for its depth and complexity. Tears at the Altar, Lament in My Breasts is a courageous e……続きを見る

Is 'newer' really 'better'? We often assume so, but if we do treat the past as inferior, we will ignore the legacy of history, and thus will find ourselves stranded on the tiny desert island of our ……続きを見る

The book Creating grief when someone dies from the family is dedicated to the painful theme of the loss of a loved one and offers valuable support for mourning and their relatives and experts. It ai……続きを見る

To date, mourning has not featured prominently in studies of ancient Roman society, and this book redresses this by presenting a comprehensive analysis of who mourners were and what mourners did, as……続きを見る

Bloom får dig til at le, mens hun knuser dit hjerte. THE TIMES I januar 2020 rejser Amy Bloom og hendes mand Brian til Schweiz. Her skal foreningen Dignitas hjælpe Brian med at tage afsked med livet……続きを見る

La critica recente, figlia dei nostri giorni, pare stia tralasciando se non dimenticando del tutto quel messaggio unico e sconvolgente che il regista Ingmar Bergman seppe imporre sulla scena cultura……続きを見る

Gold Winner of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, History Category From the head curator of the most famous cemetery in the worldーa moving and "enchanting" (Guardian) story about a p……続きを見る

Experiencing Childhood in Ancient Athens uses literary sources and archaeological and iconographic evidence to investigate children's identities throughout the ninth to fourth centuries BCE in Athen……続きを見る

For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying. Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and ……続きを見る