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Mortuary Dialogues presents fresh perspectives on death and mourning across the Pacific Islands. Through a set of rich ethnographies, the book examines how funerals and death rituals give rise to di……続きを見る

Across Africa, funerals and events remembering the dead have become larger and even more numerous over the years. Whereas in the West death is normally a private and family affair, in Africa funeral……続きを見る

Without exception, all people are faced with the inevitability of death, a stark fact that has immeasurably shaped societies and individual consciousness for the whole of human history. Mirrors of P……続きを見る

The Spirit Ambulance is a journey into decision-making at the end of life in Thailand, where families attempt to craft good deaths for their elders in the face of clashing ethical frameworks, from a……続きを見る

Owners of estates and titles in the peerages of England, Scotland and Ireland were more, rather than less, likely than ordinary people to experience dramatic and gruesome deaths and certainly more l……続きを見る

Photography represents a medium in which the moment of death can be captured and preserved, the image becoming a mechanism through which audiences are beguiled by the certainty of their own mortalit……続きを見る

What is suicide? When does suicide start and when does it end? Who is involved? Examining narratives of suicide through a discourse analytic framework, Discursive Constructions of the Suicidal Proce……続きを見る

La mort provoquée, une question d'éthique. En France, la question de l'euthanasie divise encore l'opinion publique. Ce livre viendra donc utilement éclairer le débat. En effet, en Belgique, l'euthan……続きを見る

This book examines the concept of "community," focusing on how communication practices help manage the tensions of creating and sustaining everyday communal life amidst the crisis of human loss. Whi……続きを見る

A deeply reported exploration of the right-to-die underground, where ordinary people plan their final hours, far beyond the boundaries of laws and hospital ethics committees. More states and countri……続きを見る

Dans 'Le Suicide: Etude de Sociologie', Émile Durkheim aborde le phénomène du suicide sous un angle sociologique novateur, rejetant les explications individuelles au profit d'une analyse des facteur……続きを見る

Erik Olin Wright, one of the most important sociologists of his time, takes us along on his intimate and brave journey toward death, and asks the big questions about human mortality. Human life is a……続きを見る

When she started working with the aged more than forty years ago, Ann Burack-Weiss began storing the knowledge and skills she thought would help when she got old herself. It was not until she hit he……続きを見る

The first book to unpack American cinema's long history of representing death, this work considers movie sequences in which the process of dying becomes an exercise in legibility and exploration for……続きを見る

This unique book recounts the experience of facing one's death solely from the dying person's point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors, or rescuers. Such unmediated ac……続きを見る

In the summer of 1996, Ruth Ray, a gerontologist in her forties, befriended an eighty-two-year-old man suffering from Parkinson's. The two remained close until the end of his life, sharing stories a……続きを見る

Many hospice social workers must address spiritual issues with their clients, but do not feel competent to do so effectively. This targeted volume draws upon multidisciplinary theory and research to……続きを見る

*The house looked as if she'd brushed it over with a hurried hand. Things were openーdrawers, cans, and closets. A pile of newspapers fanned out across the floor by the front door, and still I did n……続きを見る

In the fall of 2005, Mark C. Taylor, the controversial public intellectual and widely respected scholar, suddenly fell critically ill. For two days a team of forty doctors, many of whom thought he w……続きを見る

Although there is extensive research on the loss of a spouse, predominantly focusing on the experiences of widows, much less attention is paid to bereaved partners not married to their significant o……続きを見る

Winner, 2007 Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association Winner, 2008 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion Win……続きを見る

In the United States today, the human body defines a lucrative site of reusable parts, ranging from whole organs to minuscule and even microscopic tissues. Although the medical practices that enable……続きを見る

Practitioners who work with clients at the end of their lives face difficult decisions concerning the client's self-determination, the kind of death he or she will have, and the prolongation of life……続きを見る

"Picturing myself dying in a way I choose myself seems so comforting, healing and heroic. I'd look at my wrists, watch the blood seeping, and be a spectator in my last act of self-determination. By ……続きを見る

The unexpected loss of a client can be a lonely and isolating experience for therapists. While family and friends can ritually mourn the deceased, the nature of the therapeutic relationship prohibit……続きを見る

Was bedeutet der Tod des Haustieres für die Besitzer? Wie haben sie den Tod ihrer Tiere erlebt? Wie sind sie mit ihrem Verlust umgegangen? Was hat ihnen in ihrer Trauer geholfen? Die Arbeitsgruppe E……続きを見る

Esta obra es la primera historia social, cultural y política de la muerte en una nación que hizo de ella su símbolo tutelar. Mediante el examen de la historia y del símbolo de la muerte, este innova……続きを見る

A Dignity Rises, One Common Hero After Another Evelyn Amdur, a hospice social worker, began to write these stories midway through her career, collaborating with her daughter, Shelley, a respected te……続きを見る

En este lúcido y terrible ensayo, Elias centra su atención en el fenómeno de la muerte tal como Occidente la enfrenta. El ritual solidario, el afecto, la muerte vivida en conjunto dan paso a un aisl……続きを見る

An increased life expectancy has resulted in many more people suffering from debilitating and painful life-limiting and terminal conditions. This has made more urgent the question of whether the law……続きを見る