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""Death and Bereavement Across Cultures provides a much needed cross-cultural perspective of issues related to death, dying, and bereavement. This book is an important resource for all those who wish to broaden their perspective of death."
-Cheryl Mallernee McGaffic, "Nursing Leadership Forum
"This handbook provides a resource designed to meet the needs of doctors, nurses and social workers, counselors and others involved in the care of the dying and the bereaved... This book explores rich mourning traditions around the world, with the goal of increasing the understanding which we all bring to the isssue of death."
-Abstracts in Social Gerontology: Current Literature on Aging, December 1997 Vol.40 No.4
"This book would make a unique contribution to either undergraduate or seminary courses in religion, anthropology, sociology, or cross-cultural studies."
-"Critical Review of Books in Religion 1997
-Cheryl Mallernee McGaffic, "Nursing Leadership Forum
"This handbook provides a resource designed to meet the needs of doctors, nurses and social workers, counselors and others involved in the care of the dying and the bereaved... This book explores rich mourning traditions around the world, with the goal of increasing the understanding which we all bring to the isssue of death."
-Abstracts in Social Gerontology: Current Literature on Aging, December 1997 Vol.40 No.4
"This book would make a unique contribution to either undergraduate or seminary courses in religion, anthropology, sociology, or cross-cultural studies."
-"Critical Review of Books in Religion 1997
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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 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 bereaved. Written by international authorities in the field, this important text:
* describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions
* explains their psychological and historical context
* shows how customs change on contact with the West
* considers the implications for the future
This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the understanding which we all bring to the issue of death.
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 bereaved. Written by international authorities in the field, this important text:
* describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions
* explains their psychological and historical context
* shows how customs change on contact with the West
* considers the implications for the future
This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the understanding which we all bring to the issue of death.
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The word 'religion' derives from the Latin religare which means 'to bind' and, traditionally, it is that body of ideas which binds a society together. Read the first page
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Excellent for hospital workers in multicultural cities
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This book explains many different aspects of how cultures prepare a person after death. This is important information for anyone who works with multicultures. Schools and nursing homes would find this information helpful when deaths occur.
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