Religion, death, and dying
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Location | Part | |
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Victoria | v.1:Perspectives on dying and death | Available |
Victoria | v.2:Special issues | Available |
Victoria | v.3:Bereavement and death rituals | Available |
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Death > Religious aspects. Bereavement > Religious aspects. Death. United States > Religion. |
- ISBN: 0313351732
- ISBN: 9780313351730
- ISBN: 0313351759
- ISBN: 9780313351754
- ISBN: 0313351775
- ISBN: 9780313351778
- ISBN: 0313351791
- ISBN: 9780313351792
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Physical Description
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3 volumes ; 25 cm. - Publisher Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2010]
- Copyright ©2010
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Praeger." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | v. 1. Perspectives on dying and death -- v. 2. Special issues -- v. 3. Bereavement and death rituals. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 202.08 |
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Summary
Religion, Death, and Dying : [3 Volumes]
A wide-ranging anthology for general readers covering many religious, ethical, and spiritual aspects of death, dying, and bereavement in American society. What do various spiritual and ethical belief systems have to say about modern medicine's approach to the end of life? Do all major religions characterize the afterlife in similar ways? How do funeral rites and rituals vary across different faiths? Now there is one resource that gathers leading scholars to address these questions and more about the many religious, ethical, and spiritual aspects of death, dying, and bereavement in America. Religion, Death, and Dying compares and contrasts the ways different faiths and ethical schools contemplate the end of life. The work is organized into three thematic volumes: first, an examination of the contemporary medicalized death from the perspective of different religious traditions and the professions involved; second, an exploration of complex, often controversial issues, including the death of children, AIDS, capital punishment, and war; and finally, a survey of the funeral and bereavement rituals that have evolved under various religions. Includes the work of 31 distinguished contributors, representing a range of many religious traditions and ethical viewpoints Provides bibliographic lists for each chapter, with references and further reading on the subject