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Art of living, art of dying : spiritual care for a good death / Carlo Leget ; foreword by George Fitchett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leget, Carlo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Religious aspects.
- Death.
- Terminal care--Religious aspects.
- Terminal care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- Talking about dying and death can be difficult for those facing the end of life. This book presents a model and offers examples for discussing existential questions with patients receiving end-of-life care. Updating the Ars Moriendi tradition, this book offers a non-judgemental approach for supporting people through the spiritual aspects of dying.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Art of Living, Art of Dying: Spiritual Care for a Good Death by Carlo Leget
- Foreword by George Fitchett
- Preface
- 1. How Death Plays Tricks on Us
- 2. The Art of Dying
- 3. Inner Space
- 4. Who Am I and What Do I Really Want?
- 5. How Do I Deal with Suffering?
- 6. How Do I Say Goodbye?
- 7. How Do I Look Back on My Life?
- 8. What Can I Hope For?
- 9. The Ars Moriendi Model in Religious Perspective
- 10. Working with the Ars Moriendi Model
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
- Blank Page.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 975221875
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