Routledge, Date: 2015. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2015. Routledge ISBN 0415522366 9780415522366 [US]

Paperback / softback. New. All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of doctors, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counsellors and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved. In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about death. Written by international experts in the field the book: Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions; Explains their psychological and historical context; Shows how customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the implications for the future The second edition includes new chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans can cross the cultural gaps between ...

Routledge, Date: 2015. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 224 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. 2015. Routledge ISBN 0415522366 9780415522366 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A practical guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved. ISBN 0415522366 9780415522366 [GB]

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