Parting ways : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing /

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This work explores the emergence of new end-of-life rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of family and community at the deathbed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carson, Denise (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Death > Psychological aspects.
Mourning customs.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death.
Death
Attitude to Death
Funeral Rites > psychology
Funeral Rites
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
Deuil > Coutumes.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies.
Mort.
funerals.
deaths.
SELF-HELP > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Her choice: two paths leading to the same destination
  • Living funeral: celebrating the end of life
  • Her life review: reliving the past in the present
  • Legacy of memories: telling life stories and last wishes
  • Her season of lasts: traditional, seasonal, communal rituals
  • Oral ethical will: video recording last words
  • Her living wake: reminiscing and farewell party
  • Vigil: holding hands at the 11th hour
  • Her 21st century memorial service, his 20th century funeral
  • Home funeral: eco-friendly way out
  • Holistic approach: design-it-yourself funeral and cremation witnessing
  • The living unveiling: technology innovates memorializing
  • Her truth: finding life after death.

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