Death and Dying: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9781847875099 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 288 str.

Caroline Bartholomew; Carol Komaromy; Sarah Earle

Opis

This book draws together a range of both classic and newly commissioned pieces on the multidisciplinary study of death and dying. Organized into five parts, the book begins with a general exploration of the meaning of death, before moving on to consider caring at the end-of-life. Further readings explore the moral and ethical dilemmas in the context of death and dying. The fourth part of the book examines the issue of grief and ritual after death. The final part considers some of the issues that arise when researching the field of death and dying.