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Beyond the Body presents a new and sophisticated approach to death,
dying and bereavement, and the sociology of the body. The authors
challenge existing theories that put the body at the centre of
identity. They go 'beyond the body' to highlight the persistence of
self-identity even when the body itself has been disposed of or is
missing.
Chapters draw together a wide range of empirical data, including
cross-cultural case studies and fieldwork to examine both the
management of the corpse and the construction of the 'soul' or
'spirit' by focusing on the work of:
*undertakers
*embalmers
*coroners
*clergy
*clairvoyants
*exorcists
*bereavement counsellors.
In recent years there has been a massive upsurge in academic,
professional and lay interest in mortality. This is reflected in
academic and professional literature, in the popular media and in
the proliferation of professional roles and training courses
associated with aspects of death and dying.
Until now the majority of reference material on death and dying has
been designed for particular disciplinary audiences and has
addressed only specific academic or professional concerns. There
has been an urgent need for an authoritative but accessible
reference work reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the
field. This Encyclopedia answers that need.
The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying consolidates and contextualizes
the disparate research that has been carried out to date. The
phenomena of death and dying and its related concepts are explored
and explained in depth, from the approaches of varied disciplines
and related professions in the arts, social sciences, humanities,
medicine and the sciences.
In addition to scholars and students in the field-from
anthropologists and sociologists to art and social historians - the
Encyclopedia will be of interest to other professionals and
practitioners whose work brings them into contact with dying, dead
and bereaved people. It will be welcomed as the definitive death
and dying reference source, and an essential tool for teaching,
research and independent study.
In recent years there has been a massive upsurge in academic, professional and lay interest in mortality. This is reflected in academic and professional literature, in the popular media and in the proliferation of professional roles and training courses associated with aspects of death and dying. Until now the majority of reference material on death and dying has been designed for particular disciplinary audiences and has addressed only specific academic or professional concerns. There has been an urgent need for an authoritative but accessible reference work reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the field. This Encyclopedia answers that need. The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying consolidates and contextualizes the disparate research that has been carried out to date. The phenomena of death and dying and its related concepts are explored and explained in depth, from the approaches of varied disciplines and related professions in the arts, social sciences, humanities, medicine and the sciences. In addition to scholars and students in the field-from anthropologists and sociologists to art and social historians - the Encyclopedia will be of interest to other professionals and practitioners whose work brings them into contact with dying, dead and bereaved people. It will be welcomed as the definitive death and dying reference source, and an essential tool for teaching, research and independent study.
Provides a unique tableau of the funeral director's world. As such,
it is a contribution to the growing literature on death and dying.
Like the study of deviance which aids understanding of the norms of
society, the sociology of death uncovers many insights into the
very structures and patterns which shape life.
Beyond the Body presents a new and sophisticated approach to death,
dying and bereavement, and the sociology of the body. The authors
challenge existing theories that put the body at the centre of
identity. They go 'beyond the body' to highlight the persistence of
self-identity even when the body itself has been disposed of or is
missing.
Chapters draw together a wide range of empirical data, including
cross-cultural case studies and fieldwork to examine both the
management of the corpse and the construction of the 'soul' or
'spirit' by focusing on the work of:
*undertakers
*embalmers
*coroners
*clergy
*clairvoyants
*exorcists
*bereavement counsellors.
This book examines death rituals and the social significance of
undertaking in western society and presents an ethnographic account
of funeral directing in an area of east London which, for the
purposes of anonymity. It is concerned with undertakers'
perceptions and organization of death rituals.
In a strategy deliberately counter to many earlier texts which
focus on social aspects of death and dying this book will not
examine death through the social prism of US or British culture
alone. Drawing only on material from a single society gives readers
the misleading impression of a universal experience. As a text in
the sociology of death and dying this volume examines
culture-specific images and experiences of death in three major
western societies - Australia, Britain and the USA.
In a strategy deliberately counter to many earlier texts which
focus on social aspects of death and dying this book will not
examine death through the social prism of US or British culture
alone. Drawing only on material from a single society gives readers
the misleading impression of a universal experience. As a text in
the sociology of death and dying this volume examines
culture-specific images and experiences of death in three major
western societies - Australia, Britain and the USA.
The taboo on death is at last breaking down. There is far greater
receptivity to informed discussion about death and dying. Dying
with dignity is one major issue: euthanasia and the 'natural death
movement' are the latest stages in a debate first stimulated by the
hospice movement. Media treatment of the bereaved, especially after
disasters, has attracted some adverse criticism, yet after the
decline of traditional customs of mourning, people seek new models
of acceptable behaviour at a time of death. The book argues that
attitudes to death and to disposal are culturally formed and
examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes
by analysing specific issues over four centuries of death.
The taboo on death is at last breaking down. There is far greater
receptivity to informed discussion about death and dying. Dying
with dignity is one major issue: euthanasia and the 'natural death
movement' are the latest stages in a debate first stimulated by the
hospice movement. Media treatment of the bereaved, especially after
disasters, has attracted some adverse criticism, yet after the
decline of traditional customs of mourning, people seek new models
of acceptable behaviour at a time of death. The book argues that
attitudes to death and to disposal are culturally formed and
examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes
by analysing specific issues over four centuries of death.
This book utilises a dynamic analysis of mortality to acknowledge
shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central
concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found
within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems
of contemporary western societies. Since the construction of death
mores has social implications, a major element of the book is an
examination of the way in which groups and individuals employ
specific representations of mortality in order to generate meaning
and purpose for life and death.
This book utilises a dynamic analysis of mortality to acknowledge
shifts of emphasis in cultural and religious traditions. A central
concern is the diversity of representations of death to be found
within the varying cultural, religious, medical and legal systems
of contemporary western societies. Since the construction of death
mores has social implications, a major element of the book is an
examination of the way in which groups and individuals employ
specific representations of mortality in order to generate meaning
and purpose for life and death.
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