Religious understandings of a good death in hospice palliative care / edited by Harold Coward and Kelli I. Stajduhar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Stajduhar, Kelli I.

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminal care--Religious aspects.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

vii, 340 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2012]

Summary:

In the 1960s, English physician and committed Christian Cicely Saunders introduced a new way of treating the terminally ill that she called "hospice care." Emphasizing a holistic and compassionate approach, her model led to the rapid growth of a worldwide hospice movement. Aspects of the early hospice model that stressed attention to the religious dimensions of death and dying, while still recognized and practiced, have developed outside the purview of academic inquiry and consideration. Meanwhile, global migration and multicultural diversification in the West have dramatically altered the profile of contemporary hospice care. In response to these developments, this volume is the first to critically explore how religious understandings of death are manifested and experienced in palliative care settings.

Contributors discuss how a "good death" is conceived within the major religious traditions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Chinese religion, and Aboriginal spirituality. A variety of real-world examples are presented in case studies of a Buddhist hospice center in Thailand, Ugandan approaches to dying with HTV/AIDS, Punjabi extended-family hospice care, and pediatric palliative care. The work sheds new light on the significance of religious belief and practice at the end of life, at the many forms religious understanding can take, and at the spiritual pain that so often accompanies the physical pain of the dying person. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Religious Understandings of a Good Death

1 Cicely Saunders and the Development of HospicePalliative Care / Michael Wright Wright, Michael, David Clark Clark, David 11

2 "Like a Ripe Fruit Separating Effortlessly from Its Vine" Religious Understandings of a Good Death: Hinduism / Anantanand Rambachan Rambachan, Anantanand 29

3 Welcoming an Old Friend: Buddhist Perspectives on Good Death / Anne Bruce Bruce, Anne 51

4 Muslim Perspectives on a Good Death in Hospice and End-of-Life Care / Earle Waugh Waugh, Earle 77

5 Tradition and Change in Jewish Ideals Regarding a"Good" Death / Norman Ravvin Ravvin, Norman 99

6 Dying Well in Christianity / Janet Soskice Soskice, Janet 123

7 Chinese Religions and Hospice Care / Edwin C. Hui Hui, Edwin C., Danny C. Leung Leung, Danny C. 145

Part II Case Studies

8 Buddhist Hospice Care in Thailand / Robert Florida Florida, Robert, Pinit Ratanakul Ratanakul, Pinit 167

9 The Ugandan Way of Living and Dying / Michael L. Hadley Hadley, Michael L., Godfrey Agupio Agupio, Godfrey 191

10 Punjabi Extended Family Hospice Care / Kamala Elizabeth Nayar Nayar, Kamala Elizabeth 211

11 Seeking Physical, Cultural, Ethical, and Spiritual "Safe Space" for a Good Death: The Experience of Indigenous Peoples in Accessing Hospice Care / Joseph M. Kaufert Kaufert, Joseph M., Rhonda Wiebe Wiebe, Rhonda, Margaret Lavallee Lavallee, Margaret, Patricia A. Kaufert Kaufert, Patricia A. 231

12 Caring for Children in Hospice and Palliative Care: The Spiritual/Religious Dimension / Betty Davies Davies, Betty, Thomas Attig Attig, Thomas 257

13 Interfaith Chaplaincy in Hospice Palliative Care / Kelli I. Stajduhar Stajduhar, Kelli I., Coby Tschanz Tschanz, Coby 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438442730

1438442734

OCLC:

751922088