Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

Abstract

Part I: A Conceptual Framework: Historical and Cultural Themes. C.M. Parkes, P. Laungani, B. Young, Introduction. C.M. Parkes, P. Laungani, B. Young, Culture and Religion. Part II: Major World Systems of Belief and Ritual. P.C. Rosenblatt, Grief in Small-scale Societies. P. Laungani, Death in a Hindu Family. U.P. Gielen, A Death on the Roof of the World: The Perspective of Tibetan Buddhism. E. Levine, Jewish Views and Customs on Death. H.T. Blanche, C.M. Parkes, Christianity. G. Jonker, The Many Facets of Islam: Death, Dying and Disposal Between Orthodox Rule and Historical Convention. T. Walter, Secularization. Part III: Practical Implications and Conclusions. B. Young, D. Papadatou, Childhood, Death and Bereavement Across Cultures. C.M. Parkes, Help for the Dying and Bereaved. P. Laungani, B. Young, Conclusions I: Implications for Practice and Policy. C.M. Parkes, Conclusions II: Attachments and Losses in Cross-cultural Perspective. Bibliography. Index.

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