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Death and Religion in a Changing World Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)

Death and Religion in a Changing World By Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)

Death and Religion in a Changing World by Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)

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This book is acomprehensive and accessible study of the intersection of death and religion, covering emerging social and religious phenomena, such as public shrines, the COVID-19 pandemic and online funeral practices. This cutting-edge work is essential to students of religion.

Death and Religion in a Changing World Summary

Death and Religion in a Changing World by Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)

With contributions from leading religious studies scholars this is a comprehensive overview of the relationship between religion and death. This is the first and only book to be written at an accessible undergraduate level and has the potential to be adopted widely. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover new debates and developments for example end of life ethics and the hospice movement. This new edition also considers emerging phenomena such as public shrines, the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral celebrants, death with dignity, spiritual bereavement groups, and online funeral practices.

About Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)

Kathleen Garces-Foley is a professor of religious studies at Marymount University, USA.

Table of Contents

1. At the Intersection of Death and Religion. Part I. Religious Approaches to Death: 2. Contemporary Hindu Approaches to Death, 3. Death and Dying in Buddhist Cultures, 4. Jewish Responses to Death and Mourning: Resilience in the Face of Dramatic Social Change, 5. Christian Approaches to Death , 6. Between the Prescribed and the Performed: Muslim Ways of Death and Mortality, 7. Sikh Ways of Dying: Religious Ceremonies in Changing Deathscapes, 8. The Whole Damn State is a 'Site!': The Politics of Death and Burial in Native California. Part II. Death and Dying in Contemporary Societies: 9. Hospice: The Search for Better Dying, 10. Dying Well, Dying Badly: Ethical Issues at the End of Life, 11. Changing Funeral Practices in the United States, 12. Spontaneous Shrines and Public Memorialization in Historical Context, 13. Religion and Grief.

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NPB9780367649302
9780367649302
0367649306
Death and Religion in a Changing World by Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)
Kathleen Garces-Foley (Marymount University, USA.)
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-06-01
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