Death and religion in a changing world. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kathleen Garces-Foley.
• Editors: Garces-Foley, Kathleen, 1972-
• Contents: Preface 1. At the Intersection of Death and Religion; Kathleen Garces-Foley Part I. Religious Approaches to Death 2. Contemporary Hindu Approaches to Death; Maharshi Vyas 3. Death and Dying in Buddhist Cultures; Karma Lekshe Tsomo 4. Jewish Responses to Death and Mourning: Resilience in the Face of Dramatic Social Change; Rebecca Golbert 5. Christian Approaches to Death; Lizette Larson-Miller 6. Between the Prescribed and the Performed: Muslim Ways of Death and Mortality; Juan Eduardo Campo 7. Sikh Ways of Dying: Religious Ceremonies in Changing Deathscapes; Kristina Myrvold 8. "The Whole Damn State is a ‘Site!’": The Politics of Death and Burial in Native California; Dennis F. Kelley Part II. Death and Dying in Contemporary Societies 9. Hospice: The Search for Better Dying; Lucy Bregman 10. Dying Well, Dying Badly: Ethical Issues at the End of Life; Courtney S. Campbell 11. Changing Funeral Practices in the United States; Kathleen Garces-Foley 12. Spontaneous Shrines and Public Memorialization in Historical Context; Sylvia Grider 13. Religion and Grief; Dennis Klass
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 202.3; Death -- Religious aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000588934; 9781000588897; 9781003126997
• Related ISBNs: 9780367649302; 9780367649326
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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