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Exploring both the intrapersonal (moral) and interpersonal
(ethical) nature of death and dying in the context of their
development (philosophical), Dying in a Transhumanist and Posthuman
Society shows how death and dying have been and will continue to be
governed in any given society. Drawing on transhumanism and
discourses about posthumanity, life prolongation and digital life,
the book analyses death, dying and grief via the governance of
dying. It states that the bio-medical dimensions of our
understanding of death and dying have predominated not only the
discourses about death in society and the care of the dying, but
their policy and practice as well. It seeks to provoke thinking
beyond the benefits of technology and within the confinements of
the world transhumanists describe. This book is written for all who
have an interest in thanatology (i.e. death studies) but will be
useful specifically to those investigating the experiences of dying
and grieving in contemporary societies, wherein technology, biology
and medicine continuously advance. Thus, the manuscript will be of
interest to researchers in a broad range of areas including health
and social care, social policy, anthropology, sociology,
philosophy, cultural studies, and, of course, thanatology.
This is the first book to explore how religion, belief and
spirituality are negotiated in hospice care. Specifically, it
considers the significant place that spiritual care has in hospice
care and claims that the changing role of religion and belief in
society highlights the need to re-examine how such identities are
integrated in professional practice. Using religious literacy as a
framework, the author explores how healthcare professionals in
hospice care respond to religion, belief and spiritual identities
of service users. Part 1 provides a comprehensive account of the
content and history of the place of religion, belief and
spirituality in hospice care. Part 2 examines how these topics are
negotiated in hospice care by looking at three key areas:
environment, professional practice and organisation. Part 3
proposes a religious literacy model applicable to hospice care and
explores implications for practice and policy. Lastly, the author
identifies future trends in research, policy and practice. Drawing
on a range of theories and concepts and proposing a working model
that can impact the training of future and current professionals,
Religious Literary in Hospice Care should be considered essential
reading for students, researchers and practitioners.
This book provides detailed analysis of the manifold ways in which
COVID-19 has influenced death, dying and bereavement. Through three
parts: Reconsidering Death and Grief in Covid-19; Institutional
Care and Covid-19; and the Impact of COVID-19 in Context, the book
explores COVID-19 as a reminder of our own and our communities'
fragile existence, but also the driving force for discovering new
ways of meaning-making, performing rites and rituals, and
conceptualising death, grief and life. Contributors include
scholars, researchers, policymakers and practitioners, accumulating
in a multi-disciplinary, diverse and international set of ideas and
perspectives that will help the reader examine closely how Covid-19
has invaded social life and (re)shaped trauma and loss. It will be
of interest to all scholars and students of death studies,
biomedicine, and end of life care as well as those working in
sociology, social work, medicine, social policy, cultural studies,
anthropology, psychology, counselling and nursing more broadly.
This is the first book to explore how religion, belief and
spirituality are negotiated in hospice care. Specifically, it
considers the significant place that spiritual care has in hospice
care and claims that the changing role of religion and belief in
society highlights the need to re-examine how such identities are
integrated in professional practice. Using religious literacy as a
framework, the author explores how healthcare professionals in
hospice care respond to religion, belief and spiritual identities
of service users. Part 1 provides a comprehensive account of the
content and history of the place of religion, belief and
spirituality in hospice care. Part 2 examines how these topics are
negotiated in hospice care by looking at three key areas:
environment, professional practice and organisation. Part 3
proposes a religious literacy model applicable to hospice care and
explores implications for practice and policy. Lastly, the author
identifies future trends in research, policy and practice. Drawing
on a range of theories and concepts and proposing a working model
that can impact the training of future and current professionals,
Religious Literary in Hospice Care should be considered essential
reading for students, researchers and practitioners.
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