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The Art of Dying (Paperback)
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The Art of Dying (Paperback)
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List price R493
Loot Price R409
Discovery Miles 4 090
You Save R84 (17%)
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A new book to help the dying, their loved ones and their health
care workers better understand the dying process and to come to
terms with death itself.The Art of Dying is a contemporary version
of the medieval Ars Moriendi--a manual on how to achieve a good
death. Peter Fenwick is an eminent neuropsychiatrist, academic and
expert on disorders of the brain. His most compelling and
provocative research has been into the end of life phenomena,
including near-death experiences and deathbed visions of the dying
person, as well as the experiences of hospice and palliative care
workers and relatives of dying people. Dr. Fenwick believes that
consciousness may be independent of the brain and so able to
survive the death of the brain, a theory which has divided the
scientific community. The "problem with death" is deeply rooted in
our culture and the social organization of death rituals. Fenwick
believes that with serious engagement and through further
investigation of these phenomena, he can help change attitudes so
that we in the West can face up to death, and embrace it as a
significant and sacred part of life. We have become used to
believing that we have to shield each other from the idea of death.
Fear of death means we view it as something to be fought every step
of the way. Aimed at a broad popular readership, The Art of Dying
looks at how other cultures have dealt with death and the dying
process (The Tibetan "death system," Swedenborg, etc.) and compares
this with phenomena reported through recent scientific research. It
describes too the experiences of health care workers who are
involved with end of life issues who feel that they need a better
understanding of the dying process, and more training in how to
help their patients die well by overcoming the common barriers to a
good death, such as unfinished business and unresolved emotions of
guilt or hate. From descriptions of the phenomena encountered by
the dying and those around them, to mapping out ways in which we
can die a "good death," this book is an excellent basis for helping
people come to terms with death.>
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