Death and religion : the basics / Candi K. Cann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cann, Candi K., author.

Series:

The Basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Religious aspects.

Death.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

Death and Religion: The Basics provides a thorough and accessible introduction to dying, death, grief and conceptions of the afterlife in world religions. It leads readers through considerations of how we understand meanings of death and after-death, and the theories and practices attached to these states of being, with recourse to various religious worldviews: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions and Native American belief systems. This inter-religious approach provides a rich, dynamic survey of varying and evolving cultural attitudes to death. Topics covered include: Religious perspectives of "the good death" Grief, bereavement and mourning Stages and definitions of death Burial, cremation and disposition Remembrance rituals Religious theories of the afterlife Death and technology Featuring a glossary, suggestions for further reading in each chapter and key terms, this is the ideal text for students approaching the intersection of death and religion for the first time, and those in the fields of religious studies, thanatology, anthropology, philosophy and sociology.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

CONTENTS

Preface: An Introduction to the Topic and Methodology

1. The Good Death

2. The Process of Dying and the Definition of Death

3. Disposal

4. Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning

5. Mourning and Bereavement from a Religious Perspective

6. Afterlives and Afterdeaths: Remembrance and Ritual

7. Technological Afterlives

8. Conclusion

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Cann, Candi K. Death and Religion: the Basics

ISBN:

0-429-02507-6

0-429-65587-8

9780429025075

OCLC:

1350688204