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UNINA9910808673403321 |
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Titolo |
Death and bereavement across cultures / / edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, and Bill Young |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-04914-6 |
0-203-43519-2 |
1-134-78978-5 |
9786610049141 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ParkesColin Murray |
LaunganiPittu |
YoungBill <1959-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Death - Psychological aspects |
Bereavement - Psychological aspects |
Death |
Bereavement |
Mourning customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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