LEADER 04687nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910827490003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-351-84049-5 010 $a1-351-84048-7 010 $a1-315-22330-9 010 $a0-89503-748-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315223308 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275959 035 $a(EBL)3117855 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000780383 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12345221 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780383 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10802618 035 $a(PQKB)10375604 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3117855 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3117855 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10614963 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1018305 035 $a(OCoLC)815382871 035 $a(OCoLC)993644683 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275959 100 $a20091015d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWrestling with the angel $eliterary writings and reflections on death, dying and bereavement /$fKent L. Koppelman 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $aAmityville, N.Y. $cBaywood Pub. Co.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (167 p.) 225 0$aDeath, value, and meaning series 300 $aFirst published 2010 by Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 311 $a0-89503-392-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Wrestling with the Angel: Literary Writings and Reflections on Death, Dying and Bereavement""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Baywood's Free Gift To Readers Of Wrestling With The Angel""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""PART 1: Death and Loss""; ""Chapter 1: Loss: An Unexpected Death""; ""Chapter 2: Mortality: A Matter of Life and Death""; ""PART 2: Responding to an Unexpected Death""; ""Chapter 3: Bereavement: Becoming a Survivor""; ""Chapter 4: Reconciliation: Living with an Absence""; ""PART 3: Responding to Expected Deaths"" 327 $a""Chapter 5: Bereavement: Expecting Death""""Chapter 6: Awareness: Promoting the Quality of Life""; ""PART 4: Approaching the End of Life""; ""Chapter 7: Growing Old: Walking through the Valley""; ""Chapter 8: Anticipation: Preparing for Death""; ""Afterword: Final Thoughts""; ""Index""; ""Select Titles From The Death, Value And Meaning Series""; ""Back Cover"" 330 $a"Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems, rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life and wants to explain why he is not prepared to leave. The short story offers a humorous look at a man who resists aging by continuing to view himself as the young man he once was. The diverse genres allow for different ways of exploring these issues, but all are intended to engage the reader's emotions as well as intellect. The writings incorporate reflections and quotations addressing common human issues related to our mortality and explore reactions to the loss of a loved one--whether expected, such as the death of an aging parent or someone with a terminal illness, or unexpected, such as accidental death. The final chapters examine how aging causes us to assess our lives and why preparing ourselves for death can enhance the quality of our life. This is a book with many more questions than answers, but the reader is invited to share in the process of finding answers. It is a book that requires the reader to be comfortable with ambiguity, because the reality it describes is often ambiguous--a reality that presents us with many choices but few certainties. Intended Audience: Scholars, hospice workers, funeral home directors, hospital chaplains, ministers, and others who work with bereavement issues; classes in death education and classes for mental health professionals in death and grief; general readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aDeath, Value and Meaning Series 606 $aBereavement$xPsychological aspects 606 $aDeath in literature 606 $aDeath$xPsychological aspects 615 0$aBereavement$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aDeath in literature. 615 0$aDeath$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a155.9/37 700 $aKoppelman$b Kent L$0896719 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827490003321 996 $aWrestling with the Angel$94117391 997 $aUNINA