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How has our understanding of death evolved over the course of 2,500
years? What can recorded history tell us about how different
cultures and societies have felt about, experienced, responded to
and marked the occasion of death across different periods and
lands? These are the questions pursued by 54 experts in this
landmark work that explores the way past societies thought, behaved
and developed as they wrestled with enormity of their own
mortality. The volumes draw on history, anthropology and cultural
studies to carve a complete picture of death, its symbols and
interpretations from Antiquity to the present day. Individual
editors ensure volumes are cohesive and chapter titles are also
identical across the volumes. This gives the choice of reading
about a specific period in one of the volumes, or tracing a theme
across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.
The six volumes cover: 1. – Antiquity (500 BCE - 800 CE); 2. –
Medieval Age (800 - 1450); 3. –Renaissance (1450 - 1650) ; 4. –
Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1789); 5. – Age of Empire (1800 -
1920); 6. – Modern Age (1920 – 2000+). Themes (and chapter
titles) are: Dead and Dying Bodies; The Sensory Aesthetics of
Death; Emotions, Mortality and Vitality; Death’s Ritual-Symbolic
Performance; Sites, Power and Politics of Death; Gender, Age and
Identity; Explaining Death; and The Undead and Eternal. The page
extent is approximately 1,728 pp with c. 300 illustrations. Each
volume opens with Notes on Contributors, a series preface and an
introduction, and concludes with Notes, Bibliography and an Index.
The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Death is part
of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as
printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or
preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their
shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available
to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see
www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).
Grief is a universal human response to death and loss. Mourning is
an equally universally observable practice that enables the
bereaved to express their grief and come to terms with the reality
of loss. Yet, despite their prevalence, there is no unified
understanding of the nature and meaning of grief and mourning. The
Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief brings
together fifteen essays from diverse disciplines addressing the
topics of death, grief, and mourning. The collection moves from
general questions concerning the putative badness of death and the
meaning of loss through the phenomenology and psychology of grief,
to personal and cultural aspects of mourning. Contributors examine
topics such as theodicy and grief, reproductive loss, mourning as a
form of recognition of value, the roots of grief in early
childhood, grief in COVID-times, hope, phenomenology of loss,
public commemoration and mourning rituals, mourning for a
devastated culture, the Necropolis of Glasgow, and the "art of
outliving." Edited by Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode, the volume provides
a survey of the rich topography of methodologies, problems,
approaches, and disciplines that are involved in the study of
issues surrounding loss and our responses to it and guides the
reader through a spectrum of perspectives, highlighting the
connections and discontinuities between them.
From the 1990s the British developed an interest in
natural burial, also known as woodland, green, or ecological
burial. Natural
burial constitutes part of a long, historical legacy for British
funeral
innovation; from Victorian cemetery monuments and garden cemeteries
through the
birth and rise of cremation to the many things done with cremated
remains. The
book sets natural burial in the context of such creative dealing
with death,
grief, mourning, and the celebration of life. Themes from sociology
and
anthropology combine with psychological issues and theological
ideas to show
how human emotions take shape and help people consider their own
death whilst
also dealing with the death of those they love.
The authors explore the variety of motivations for
people to engage with natural burial and its popular appeal, using
interviews
with people having a relationship with one natural burial site
created by the
Church of England but open to all. They illustrate people's
understandings of
life and death in the sacred, secular and mixed worlds of modern
Britain.
Anthropology and Christian Theology have traditionally interpreted
religion in quite different ways and have often been thought of as
hostile to one another. In fact, a fundamental concern for human
experience lies at the heart of both disciplines. This innovative
book takes a new look at key anthropological and theological
themes, and explores the intricacies of their interplay throughout
history and in the present. Sacrifice, embodiment, ritual,
incarnation, symbolism, gift and power are all related in ways that
shed new light on religious behaviour and belief. Detailed analysis
of fundamental Christian rites shows how they help generate
emotional meaning and inspire philosophical ideas, and demonstrates
how the body serves as a vehicle for religious beliefs.
Through an examination of these issues and much more, Davies
reveals how religious rituals help people to become secure in their
sense of identity. This accessible foray into new territory is
essential reading for anthropologists, theologians, or anyone
interested in religion who is seeking new interpretations of
familiar themes.
Anthropology and Christian Theology have traditionally interpreted
religion in quite different ways and have often been thought of as
hostile to one another. In fact, a fundamental concern for human
experience lies at the heart of both disciplines. This innovative
book takes a new look at key anthropological and theological
themes, and explores the intricacies of their interplay throughout
history and in the present. Sacrifice, embodiment, ritual,
incarnation, symbolism, gift and power are all related in ways that
shed new light on religious behaviour and belief. Detailed analysis
of fundamental Christian rites shows how they help generate
emotional meaning and inspire philosophical ideas, and demonstrates
how the body serves as a vehicle for religious beliefs.
Through an examination of these issues and much more, Davies
reveals how religious rituals help people to become secure in their
sense of identity. This accessible foray into new territory is
essential reading for anthropologists, theologians, or anyone
interested in religion who is seeking new interpretations of
familiar themes.
Professions that utilize creativity, technology and design have
shifted from a purely idea-centric field to one that has to provide
creative business solutions. Marketers (clients) now hold agencies
or firms accountable for their creative ideas and as a result
success is measured in conversions and ROI. This book will give you
the tools to provide value when design conversations veer off into
marketing territory. Designers also get a framework for identifying
and organizing each project's essential elements and articulating
strategy within your creative presentations. This book also teaches
how to recognize what marketers are asking for and gain confidence
in your ability to advise them with your creative executions.
Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this trusted text and
professional resource provides a developmental framework for
clinical practice. The authors examine how children's trajectories
are shaped by transactions among family relationships, brain
development, and the social environment. Risk and resilience
factors in each of these domains are highlighted. Covering infancy,
toddlerhood, the preschool years, and middle childhood, the text
explores how children of different ages typically behave, think,
and relate to others. Developmentally informed approaches to
assessment and intervention are illustrated by vivid case examples.
Observation exercises and quick-reference summaries of each
developmental stage facilitate learning. New to This Edition
*Incorporates a decade's worth of advances in knowledge about
attachment, neurodevelopment, developmental psychopathology,
intervention science, and more. *Toddler, preschool, and school-age
development are each covered in two succinct chapters rather than
one, making the book more student friendly. *Updated throughout by
new coauthor Michael F. Troy, while retaining Douglas Davies's
conceptual lens and engaging style.
The first part of the book is grounded in biblical issues and in
historical and philosophical theology. It seeks to establish
several schemes of death theology related, for example, to early
Christianity's Jewish cultural milieu, to belief in Christ's
resurrection and to Christology, to issues of millennial belief and
to an emergent liturgical practice. The rise of notions of the soul
in relation to medieval thought and practice and the place of death
in reformation theology are both covered, as is the role of the
nineteenth and twentieth century. Finally the rise of biblical
theology is considered, especially in the twentieth century. The
second part of the book takes up several contemporary models of the
theology of death. The first pursues a traditional acceptance of an
other-worldly afterlife, the second explores worldly analysis of
eternal life as a quality of contemporary existence devoid of any
future state. The third develops the worldly model and considers a
wider sense of self as a part of an ecological view of the world as
a divine creation and explores the meaning of birth-life and death
amidst a divine environment. The Theology of Death aims to offer
some sharply defined schemes to focus thought in a Christian
environment in which death, hell and heaven have almost lost their
place. The topic of hope is a key element and the book explores the
birth and fostering of hope within Christian traditions.
This collection of interdisciplinary essays explores the prime
concern of Mormon Studies - the relationship between knowledge and
spirituality - and how that relationship has been defined and
reinterpreted over time. Beginning with an examination of the
international prospects for Mormonism at the turn of the century,
the volume's overarching theme, from sociological, anthropological
and theological approaches, is the examination of changing Mormon
identities. The contributors review the expansion of Mormonism, the
emotional and social contexts of its historic and contemporary
manifestations, the distinction between 'Utah' Mormons and the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and issues
in Mormon feminism, concluding with a valuable review of the
sources and documents available for studying Mormonism.
Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many
important issues related to death and dying, from a religious
studies perspective, including anthropology and sociology. Using
the motif of 'words against death' it depicts human responses to
grief by surveying the many ways in which people have not let death
have the last word, not simply in terms of funeral rites but also
in memorials, graves, and in ideas of ancestors, souls, gods,
reincarnation and resurrection, whether in the great religious
traditions of the world or in more local customs. He also examines
bereavement and grief, experiences of the presence of dead,
near-death experiences, pet-death and the symbolic death played out
in religious rites. Updated chapters have taken into account new
research and include additional topics in this new edition, notably
assisted dying, terrorism, green burial, material culture, death
online, and the emergence of Death Studies as a distinctive field.
Case studies range from Anders Breivik in Norway, to the Princess
of Wales, and to the Rapture in the USA. A new perspective is also
brought to his account of grief theories. Providing an introduction
to key authors and authorities on death beliefs, bereavement, grief
and ritual-symbolism, Death, Ritual and Belief is an authoritative
guide to the perspectives of major religious and secular
worldviews.
PEACE: "For God's sake, stop the bickering." The title of this book
has attempted to capture the essence of its contents. This effort
is about the things that matter on the road to peace. It can be
used as a study guide for small church groups or by an individual
seeking self-improvement. The 11 things listed in the book do not
cover all that matters. The author has discussed priorities that,
when understood and practiced, will assist readers in understanding
the value of disagreements that are natural to the human condition.
However, the authors asserts, disagreements are often allowed to
escalate into the hostility that he describes as conflict where its
value dissipates. His claim that conflict is disagreements on
steroids awaits the reader's response.
From the 1990s the British developed an interest in
natural burial, also known as woodland, green, or ecological
burial. Natural
burial constitutes part of a long, historical legacy for British
funeral
innovation; from Victorian cemetery monuments and garden cemeteries
through the
birth and rise of cremation to the many things done with cremated
remains. The
book sets natural burial in the context of such creative dealing
with death,
grief, mourning, and the celebration of life. Themes from sociology
and
anthropology combine with psychological issues and theological
ideas to show
how human emotions take shape and help people consider their own
death whilst
also dealing with the death of those they love.
The authors explore the variety of motivations for
people to engage with natural burial and its popular appeal, using
interviews
with people having a relationship with one natural burial site
created by the
Church of England but open to all. They illustrate people's
understandings of
life and death in the sacred, secular and mixed worlds of modern
Britain.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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