Death and Bereavement Around the World: Major Religious Traditions

Morgan

Book Information
Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Baywood Publishing Company
ISBN:	0-89503-273-2 (0895032732)
ISBN-13:	978-0-89503-273-7 (9780895032737)
Binding:	Softcover
Publish Date:	2002
Volume:	1
Weight:	0.00 Lbs.
Pages:	206
Subject Class:	C-H (Consumer Health)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.

Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	Death, Value and Meaning Series
Abstract:	The make-up of the contemporary nation-state is increasingly multiethnic and statistics show that in many cases no one group is numerically the largest. Interethnic relations are given global visibility by the media while much that happens among different groups depends on context. Editors John D. Morgan (King's College, London) and Pittu Laungani (South Bank and Manchester Universities, England) have gathered leading international authorities to produce Death and Bereavement Around the World the first of a five-volume presentation and analysis of the ways different peoples experience dying and grief. Effective bereavement care requires a knowledge of an individual's physical, social, educational, and spiritual existence since the expressions of grief and the needs that emerge vary widely from one to another and are subject to past experiences, cultural expectations, personal beliefs, and relationships. An individual's identity comes from a sense of personal uniqueness; solidarity with group ideals; continuity with the past, present and future; and from the culture by which an individual is raised or adopted. This first volume discusses the major religious traditions of the world and how they help followers deal with the fundamentals of life.