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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450320703321

Autore

Parkes Colin Murray

Titolo

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1996

ISBN

1-280-04914-6

0-203-43519-2

1-134-78978-5

9786610049141

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaunganiPittu

YoungWilliam

Disciplina

306.9

393.9

Soggetti

Bereavement

Cross-Cultural Comparison

Death

Death - Psychological aspects

Mourning customs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Culture and religion; Grief in small-scale societies; Death in a Hindu family; A death on the roof of the world: The perspective of Tibetan Buddhism; Jewish views and customs on death; Christianity; The many facets of Islam: Death, dying and disposal between orthodox rule and historical convention; Secularization; Childhood, death and bereavement across cultures; Help for the dying and bereaved; Conclusions I: Implications for practice and policy; Conclusions II: Attachments and losses in cross-cultural perspective

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a major impact on views of death, it has taught us little



about the way to die or to grieve. Many who come into contact with the dying and the bereaved from other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support.Death and Bereavement Across Cultures, provides a handbook with which to meet the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, counsellors and others involved in the care of the dying and bereav