Death & Dying 31

When you lose a baby, you feel shocked, numb and in disbelief as to what has happened and totally overwhelmed by how much you have to deal with. No one will ever fully understand what you go through……続きを見る

Wat helpt als niets helpt? Elk rouwproces is uniek, maar zijn er ook overeenkomsten te vinden waar je mee te maken krijgt als je je geliefde verliest? Voor haar nieuwe boek sprak auteur Lisette Schu……続きを見る

Family Activism in the Aftermath of Fatal Violence explores how family and family activism work at the intersection of personal and public troubles and considers what influence family testimonies of……続きを見る

A vital roadmap to planning your own end-of-life care. While modern Americans strive to control nearly every aspect of their lives, many of us abandon control of life's final passage. But the realit……続きを見る

This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses the rising trend of suicides across the world and through case studies explores its ……続きを見る

Grab Happy: The Serendipitous and Surprising Sides of Caregiving and Survival is a practical guide shaped via a memoir-in-essays that explores the harrowing, surreal and often infuriating journey of……続きを見る

If creativity is the highest expression of the life impulse, why do creative individuals who have made lasting contributions to the arts and sciences so often end their lives? M.F. Alvarez addresses……続きを見る

How Non-being Haunts Being reveals how the human world is not reducible to “what is.” Human life is an open expanse of “what was” and “what will be,” “what might be” and “what should be.” It is a wo……続きを見る

A striking look at the death rituals of an indigenous community in North America. Powerful and beautifully written, this is the story of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Mexico and their unbroken ch……続きを見る

Yo mismo viví en mi cuerpo y en mi corazón, el gran golpe de la infección por COVID-19. Hube de hacer mi duelo y gestionar la poderosa imaginación de un eventual fallecimiento virtualizado. En el mu……続きを見る

The Routledge Companion to Death and Literature seeks to understand the ways in which literature has engaged deeply with the ever-evolving relationship humanity has with its ultimate demise. It is t……続きを見る

Woody Allen once said, "I am not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens." For most of my life, that was my mantra. Almost everyone with a pulse fears death, but not everyone ……続きを見る

Vanessa's husband Paul dies suddenly and tragically on their regular Sunday morning swim. How will she cope with her dilapidated house, her teenage children, the patients who depend on her? Will the……続きを見る

Huit soignants belges – professeurs d’université, médecins, infirmiers et éthiciens reconnus et expérimentés en accompagnement palliatif – tentent ensemble de dire leurs questions autour de la fin d……続きを見る

Måste livet förlängas till varje pris - även när det oundvikliga står för dörren? I dagens samhälle är det inte många som tar sig tid att lyssna till en människas sista vilja. Att få hjälp med livsk……続きを見る

This book offers the first comprehensive study of Czech funerary practices to be published in English. It provides an in-depth account of the historical development of funeral traditions and customs……続きを見る

Le « toro bravo », race de taureau centenaire, risque de disparaître plus vite que les glaciers du Groenland. Paradoxalement, les droits des animaux en sont à l’origine. Dans les médias, le jugement……続きを見る

De ‘toro bravo’, een eeuwenoud stierenras, dreigt sneller te verdwijnen dan de ijskappen op Groenland. De paradox is dat net dierenrechten aan de basis liggen van dit proces. In de media is de beric……続きを見る

A comprehensive book of readings for courses on death and dying at the college or university level. It contains material by such leaders in the field as: Colin Murray Parkes, MD, John Hinton, MD, Ke……続きを見る

The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era’s funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as……続きを見る

Recently retired, Dr Sparrow reveals with refreshing candour and dark humour the most memorable experiences of his career as a rural GP. From sewing back on a patient’s chiselled finger on a call-ou……続きを見る

This book explores the experiences of Muslims in the United States as they interact with the health care system during serious illness and end-of-life care. It shifts "actively dying" from a medical……続きを見る

How do we talk about climate grief in the church? And when we have found the words, what do we do with that grief? There is a sudden and dramatic rise in people experiencing a profound sense of anxi……続きを見る

First published in 1922, "Death and its Mystery, Before Death" by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion is the first volume in a series that looks at life beyond the grave. The other volum……続きを見る

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard Shepherd A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Deeply……続きを見る

A deeply personal look at death, mourning, and the afterlife in Jewish tradition After One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices reg……続きを見る

A gripping account of the Russian visionaries who are pursuing human immortality As long as we have known death, we have dreamed of life without end. In The Future of Immortality, Anya Bernstein exp……続きを見る

This is a personal, poetic exploration of what it means for a son to care for his father in his final year of life, and what then arises after death has come, and the caring period has ended. After ……続きを見る

In Dostoevsky as Suicidologist, Amy D. Ronner illustrates how self-homicide in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s fiction prefigures Emile Durkheim’s etiology in Suicide as well as theories of other prominent suic……続きを見る

Wat zeggen nabij-de-doodervaringen over de dood, het leven en ons bewustzijn? 'Zijn boek Daarna zal waarschijnlijk van groot belang worden voor miljoenen mensen die proberen het leven en de dood te ……続きを見る