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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.
This collection addresses the theme of representation in anthropology. Its fourteen articles explore some of the directions in which contemporary anthropology is moving, following the questions raised by the "writing culture" debates of the 1980s. It includes discussion of issues such as: * the concept of caste in Indian society * scottish ethnography * how dreams are culturally conceptualised * representations of the family * culture as conservation * gardens, theme parks and the anthropologist in Japan * representation in rural Japan * people's place in the landscape of Northern Australia * representing identity of the New Zealand Maori.
This collection addresses the theme of representation in anthropology. Its fourteen articles explore some of the directions in which contemporary anthropology is moving, following the questions raised by the "writing culture" debates of the 1980s. It includes discussion of issues such as: * the concept of caste in Indian society * scottish ethnography * how dreams are culturally conceptualised * representations of the family * culture as conservation * gardens, theme parks and the anthropologist in Japan * representation in rural Japan * people's place in the landscape of Northern Australia * representing identity of the New Zealand Maori.
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.
Ideal Homes? shows how both popular images and experiences of home life relate to the ability of society's members to produce and respond to social change. The book provides for the first time an analysis of the space of the home and the experiences of home life by writers from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, architecture, geography and anthropology. It covers a range of subjects, including gender roles, different generations relationships to home, the changing nature of the family, transition and risk and alternative visions of home. eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415171210
Death, Gender and Ethnicity examines the ways in which gender and ethnicity shape the experiences of dying and bereavement, taking as its focus the diversity of ways through which the universal event of death is encountered. It brings together accounts of how these experiences are actually managed with analyses of a range of representations of dying and grieving in order to provide a more theoretical approach to the relationship between death, gender and ethnicity. Though death and dying have been an increasingly important focus for academics and clinicians over the last thirty years, much of this work provides little insight into the impact of gender and ethnicity on the experience. The result is often a universalising representation which fails to take account of the personally unique and culturally specific experiences associated with a death. Drawing on a range of detailed case studies, Death, Gender and Ethnicity seeks to develop a more sensitive theoretical approach which will be invaluable reading for students and practitioners in health studies, sociology, social work and medical anthropology.
This book unravels the many different experiences, meanings and
realities of natural burial. Twenty years after the first natural
burial ground opened there is an opportunity to reflect on how a
concept for a very different approach to caring for our dead has
become a reality: new providers, new landscapes and a hybrid of new
and traditional rituals. In this short time the natural burial
movement has flourished. In the UK there are more than 200 sites,
and the concept has travelled to North America, Holland, Australia,
New Zealand and Japan. This survey of natural burials draws on
interviews with those involved in the natural burial process -
including burial ground managers, celebrants, priests, bereaved
family, funeral directors - providing a variety of viewpoints on
the concept as a philosophy and landscape practice. Site surveys,
design plans and case studies illustrate the challenges involved in
creating a natural burial site, and a key longitudinal case study
of a single site investigates the evolving nature of the practice.
Natural Burial is the first book on this subject to bring together
all the groups and individuals involved in the practice, explaining
the facts behind this type of burial and exploring a topic which is
attracting significant media interest and an upsurge of sites
internationally.
This book unravels the many different experiences, meanings and
realities of natural burial. Twenty years after the first natural
burial ground opened there is an opportunity to reflect on how a
concept for a very different approach to caring for our dead has
become a reality: new providers, new landscapes and a hybrid of new
and traditional rituals. In this short time the natural burial
movement has flourished. In the UK there are more than 200 sites,
and the concept has travelled to North America, Holland, Australia,
New Zealand and Japan. This survey of natural burials draws on
interviews with those involved in the natural burial process -
including burial ground managers, celebrants, priests, bereaved
family, funeral directors - providing a variety of viewpoints on
the concept as a philosophy and landscape practice. Site surveys,
design plans and case studies illustrate the challenges involved in
creating a natural burial site, and a key longitudinal case study
of a single site investigates the evolving nature of the practice.
Natural Burial is the first book on this subject to bring together
all the groups and individuals involved in the practice, explaining
the facts behind this type of burial and exploring a topic which is
attracting significant media interest and an upsurge of sites
internationally.
This book uses personal memoir to examine links between private
trauma and the socio-cultural approach to death and memory
developed within Death Studies. The authors, two key Death Studies
scholars, tell the stories that constitute their family lives. Each
bears witness to the experiences of men who were either killed or
traumatised during World War One and World War Two and shows the
ongoing implications of these events for those left behind. The
book illustrates how the rich oral history and material culture
legacy bequeathed by these wars raises issues for everyone alive
today. Belonging to a generation who grew up in the shadow of war,
Komaromy and Hockey ask how we can best convey unimaginable events
to later generations, and what practical, moral and ethical demands
this brings. Family Life, Trauma and Loss in the Twentieth Century
will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of
disciplines including Death Studies, Military History, Research
Methods, Family History, the Sociology of the Family and Life
Writing.
- How do the living maintain ongoing relationships with the dead in
Western societies?
- How have the residual belongings of the dead been used to evoke
memories?
- Why has the body and its material environment remained so
important in memory-making?
Objects, images, practices, and places remind us of the deaths of
others and of our own mortality. At the time of death, embodied
persons disappear from view, their relationships with others come
under threat and their influence may cease. Emotionally, socially,
politically, much is at stake at the time of death. In this
context, memories and memory-making can be highly charged, and
often provide the dead with a social presence amongst the living.
Memories of the dead are a bulwark against the terror of
forgetting, as well as an inescapable outcome of a life's ending.
Objects in attics, gardens, museums, streets and cemeteries can
tell us much about the processes of remembering. This unusual and
absorbing book develops perspectives in anthropology and cultural
history to reveal the importance of material objects in experiences
of grief, mourning and memorializing. Far from being 'invisible',
the authors show how past generations, dead friends and lovers
remain manifest - through well-worn garments, letters, photographs,
flowers, residual drops of perfume, funerary sculpture. Tracing the
rituals, gestures and materials that have been used to shape and
preserve memories of personal loss, Hallam and Hockey show how
material culture provides the deceased with a powerful presence
within the here and now.
This book uses personal memoir to examine links between private
trauma and the socio-cultural approach to death and memory
developed within Death Studies. The authors, two key Death Studies
scholars, tell the stories that constitute their family lives. Each
bears witness to the experiences of men who were either killed or
traumatised during World War One and World War Two and shows the
ongoing implications of these events for those left behind. The
book illustrates how the rich oral history and material culture
legacy bequeathed by these wars raises issues for everyone alive
today. Belonging to a generation who grew up in the shadow of war,
Komaromy and Hockey ask how we can best convey unimaginable events
to later generations, and what practical, moral and ethical demands
this brings. Family Life, Trauma and Loss in the Twentieth Century
will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of
disciplines including Death Studies, Military History, Research
Methods, Family History, the Sociology of the Family and Life
Writing.
How do we know we are ill? Are health, illness and disability
universal categories? How important is the body in our
understanding of health? These crucial questions are just some of
the issues tackled in this comprehensive and insightful new book.
Embodying Health Identities offers a fundamental account of the
sociology of health, exploring the relationship between health and
identity through a focus on embodiment. Bringing together existing
literature with new cutting edge theories, the authors investigate
the implications of the body on our experiences of health and
illness and its role in how health, illness and identity relate to
each other. The text begins by outlining the key concepts of health
and illness, and then continues with an exploration of the social
factors which impact on health and a consideration of the journey
of illness, from causation to treatment, across the life course.
Throughout the text, theoretical arguments are effectively
illustrated with contemporary examples taken from every day life
and a diverse range of cultures. Written by two reputed authors in
the field, this accessible text offers stimulating and refreshing
reading for all students of the sociology and anthropology of
health.
This text brings together sociological, anthropological, and social policy perspectives on the life course with a view to developing the conceptual rigor of the term as well as to exploring the rich range of debates and issues it encompasses. Linking traditional sociological and anthropological concerns with more recent postmodern debates centered on the self, identity, and time, the book integrates theoretical debates about childhood, youth, middle age, and later life with empirical material in an illuminating and innovative way.
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