All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a maj

This title takes a comprehensive approach, exploring the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of death, dying, and bereavement.Through pers

This visionary work explores the sensitive balance between the personal and private aspects of grief, the social and cultural variables that unite communities i

Death Across Cultures: Death and Dying in Non-Western Cultures, explores death practices and beliefs, before and after death, around the non-Western world. It i

Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then s