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All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death.
In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and
although Western science has had a major impact on how people die,
it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many
whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved
from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer
appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across
Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of
doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counsellors
and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness
and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical
guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met
with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved.
In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn
from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about
death. Written by international experts in the field the book:
Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions;
Explains their psychological and historical context; Shows how
customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the
implications for the future The second edition includes new
chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions
perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans can cross
the cultural gaps between different cultures and religions;
consider the relevance of attitudes and assumptions about death for
our understanding of religious and nationalist extremism and its
consequences; discuss the Buddhist, Islamic and Christian ways of
death. Death raises questions which science cannot answer. Whatever
our personal beliefs we can all gain from learning how others view
these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of
mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the
sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of
death and bereavement.
Compiled from the original documents of Sir William Young who
headed a commission to the island after it was annexed to Britain
in 1763, this history shows an independent people in their struggle
against the Red Charaibs and then against the British settlers.
All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death.
In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and
although Western science has had a major impact on how people die,
it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many
whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved
from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer
appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across
Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of
doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counsellors
and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness
and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical
guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met
with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved.
In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn
from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about
death. Written by international experts in the field the book:
Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions;
Explains their psychological and historical context; Shows how
customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the
implications for the future The second edition includes new
chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions
perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans can cross
the cultural gaps between different cultures and religions;
consider the relevance of attitudes and assumptions about death for
our understanding of religious and nationalist extremism and its
consequences; discuss the Buddhist, Islamic and Christian ways of
death. Death raises questions which science cannot answer. Whatever
our personal beliefs we can all gain from learning how others view
these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of
mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the
sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of
death and bereavement.
Compiled from the original documents of Sir William Young who
headed a commission to the island after it was annexed to Britain
in 1763, this history shows an independent people in their struggle
against the Red Charaibs and then against the British settlers.
Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and
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