By Clifton D. Bryant,Dennis L. Peck
Death and demise and death-related habit contain the motives of dying and the character of the activities and feelings surrounding dying one of the dwelling. curiosity within the different dimensions of dying and demise has resulted in the advance of loss of life stories that stream past scientific examine to incorporate behavioral technology disciplines and practitioner-oriented fields. due to this interdisciplinary curiosity, the literature within the box has proliferated.
This two-volume source addresses the conventional demise and dying–related themes but in addition provides a distinct specialise in the human adventure to create a brand new size to the learn of loss of life and loss of life. With greater than three hundred entries, the Encyclopedia of demise and the Human adventure includes the complicated cultural ideals and traditions and the institutionalized social rituals that encompass demise and demise, in addition to the array of emotional responses with regards to bereavement, grieving, and mourning. The Encyclopedia is enriched via very important multidisciplinary contributions and views because it arranges, organizes, defines, and clarifies a complete checklist of death-related views, suggestions, and theories.
Key Features
- Imparts major perception into the method of loss of life and the phenomenon of death
- Includes participants from Asia,; Africa; Australia; Canada; China; japanese, southern, and western Europe; Iceland; Scandinavia; South the US; and the us who provide vital interdisciplinary and cross-cultural views
- Provides a different specialise in the cultural artifacts and social associations and practices that represent the human experience
- Addresses death-related phrases and ideas corresponding to angel makers, equivocal dying, end-of-life determination making, near-death reviews, cemeteries, ghost images, halo nurses, caregiver tension, cyberfunerals, worldwide spiritual ideals and traditions, and loss of life denial
- Presents a selective use of figures, tables, and images
Key Themes
- Arts, Media, and pop culture Perspectives
- Causes of Death
- Conceptualization of loss of life, demise, and the Human Experience
- Coping With Loss and Grief: The Human Experience
- Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- Cultural-Determined, Social-Oriented, and Violent kinds of Death
- Developmental and Demographic Perspectives
- Funerals and Death-Related Activities
- Legal Matters
- Process of DyingSymbolic Rituals, Ceremonies, and Celebrations of Life
- Theories and Concepts
- Unworldly Entities and Events
With an array of themes that come with conventional matters and critical rising rules, the Encyclopedia of loss of life and the Human adventure is the last word source for college kids, researchers, lecturers, and others drawn to this exciting region of analysis.
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