Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

Name: Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
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ISBN: 9780415131377

ISBN-10: 0415131375

ISBN-13: 9780415131377

Edition: 1996

Authors: Pittu Laungani, Colin Murray Parkes, Bill Young

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All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. This handbook explains how to offer appropriate and sensitive support to those from other cultures who are dying or bereaved.

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/29/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792




A Conceptual Framework: Historical and Cultural Themes



Introduction



Culture and Religion



Major World Systems of Belief and Ritual



Grief in Small-Scale Societies



Death in a Hindu Family



A Death on the Roof of the World



Jewish Views and Customs on Death



Christianity



The Many Facets of Islam



Secularization



Practical Implications and Conclusions



Childhood Death and Bereavement Across Cultures



Help for the Dying and the Bereaved



Conclusions I: Implications for Practice and Policy



Conclusions Ii: Attachments and Losses in Cross-Cultural Perspective


Bibliography


Index