Death & Dying 14

The Book of Donors for Strasbourg cathedral is an extraordinary medieval document dating from ca. 1320-1520, with 6,954 entries from artisan, merchant and aristocratic classes. These individuals lis……続きを見る

Drawing together leading scholars from both theological and literary backgrounds, Christian Theology and Tragedy explores the rich variety of conversations between theology and tragedy. Three main a……続きを見る

The study of funeral monuments is a growing field, but monuments erected to commemorate children have so far received little attention. Whilst the practice of erecting monuments to the dead was wide……続きを見る

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm 'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary Supplement On 11 March 2011, a massive earthqua……続きを見る

This is a definitive study of films that have been built around the themes of love, death, and the afterlifeーfilms about lovers who meet again (and love again) in heaven, via reincarnation, or thro……続きを見る

Fascinating, bizarre and hilarious facts about the most universal of experiences of life – birth, death and matrimony … All the female eggs needed to produce the next generation of the human race co……続きを見る

Anthropologist Donald Joralemon asks whether America is really, as many scholars claim, a death-denying culture that prefers to quarantine the sick in hospitals and the elderly in nursing homes. His……続きを見る

This volume presents a sophisticated set of archival, forensic, and excavation methods to identify both individuals and group affiliationsーcultural, religious, and organizationalーin a multiethnic ……続きを見る

How can children begin to understand death and cope with bereavement? And how can we, as adults, support and engage with children as they encounter this complex subject? Exploring how children and a……続きを見る

Betty Frankel Kirschner succumbed to emphysema one day in June. She had been a long-term professor at Kent State University, founding member of the feminist caucus in sociology, a political activist……続きを見る

Did it start with whispers in the wind? Was it all Michael's fault? Blame has a time and a place, but now blame is too late and of little consequence. The real aftermath will unfold, and like so man……続きを見る

Vom Recht auf einen selbstbestimmten Tod. So divers die Umstände jedes einzelnen Falls sind und so sehr sich die Selbstmordraten je nach Kulturraum und Epoche unterscheiden, so eingeschrieben schein……続きを見る

For those who don’t believe in an afterlife, the wisdom of the ages offers four great consolations for mortality: that death is benign and good; that mortal life provides its own kind of immortality……続きを見る

Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some people keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illne……続きを見る

Extrait : "Tout dit : adore-moi, je suis l'Éternel ! Depuis l'aigle impétueux dans sa course, jusqu'à la mouche capricieuse dans son vol ; du brin d'herbe qui brille, fier de sa goutte de rosée, jus……続きを見る

Últimas vontades é o primeiro esforço coletivo na historiografia brasileira para reunir especialistas do Brasil e do exterior que se dedicaram a estudar as sociedades escravistas ibero-americanas a ……続きを見る

While the governance of human existence is organised ever-increasingly around life and its potential to proliferate beyond all limits, much critical reflection on the phenomenon is underpinned by co……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT’S AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, recallin……続きを見る

Mourning the Dreams is an accessible and moving account of parents’ experiences of grief and recovery after losing an infant during pregnancy, childbirth, or within the first month of life. Drawing ……続きを見る

What happens to us when we die? According to Christian faith, we will rise again bodily from the dead. This claim raises a series of philosophical and theological conundrums: is it rational to hope ……続きを見る

Talking to the dead and communication with 'the other side' is often presented as a taboo in an increasingly technological and medically advanced world. However, practices of spiritualism and medium……続きを見る

The anxiety over death persists in everyday life- though often denied or repressed- lingering as an unconscious worry or intuition that typically seems to compromise one’s feelings of well-being and……続きを見る

'I was torn. My best friend needed me. But little did I know then what the consequences of helping her would be...' In 2015, Gail O'Rorke stood trial on three counts of assisting in the suicide of h……続きを見る

A hospice chaplain's lessons on the meaning of life, from those who are leaving it What are the top regrets of the dying? That's what Kerry Egan, a hospice chaplain, learned as she listened to her p……続きを見る

The Narratives series of works is a collection of short introspective essays written by an average guy in an effort to better understand himself, his life, and his relationship with the world around……続きを見る

Where are the dead? What are they doing? What kind of a process is dying? What relationships exist among the dead themselves, and between the dead and those in the world they have left behind? Moder……続きを見る

First Published in 2017. This book examines death rituals and the social significance of undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account of funeral directing in an area of east L……続きを見る

Our understandings of both ageing and spirituality are changing rapidly in the twenty-first century, and grasping the significance of later life spirituality is now crucial in the context of extende……続きを見る

Freud und seine Nachfolger haben sich von Anfang an mit dem Thema ''Tod und Sterben'' beschäftigt, zunächst vor allem durch das Konzept der Trauerarbeit. Mit ihrem Begriff ''total pain'' ist Cicely ……続きを見る

Death is increasingly on the agenda for baby boomers moving ever closer to it. Timothy Leary brings some startlingly fresh ideas to this topic. Fundamentally, he claims, we have been brainwashed by ……続きを見る