Death and Bereavement around the World: Major Religious Traditions: Volume 1 (Death, Value and Meaning) (v. 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0895032724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr. Dr. He has published more than 100 learned articles and is a sought-after speaker. Laungani specializes in multicultural education and counseling, especially grief counseling. John D. Laungani is on the editorial board of Medicine & Law, International Journal of Group Tensions, and International Journal of Health Promotion and Educat
-- G. Walker, Death Studies Volume 27(5), June 2003If you are interested in world religions, this is a wonderful book to dip into. James Brennan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Bristol, UK, Palliative Medicine, 2003, Volume 17the book is an important contribution to a growing bibliography on death and dying. -- Andrea C. -- Dr. I will recommend this book to researchers of grief and bereavement, as well as ethnicity and culture. Jeane, Samford University, CHOICE, March 2003
"Excellent" according to Gail J. Zitz. Death and Bereavement Around the World is an excellent book for people involved in research either for bereavement counseling or for educational purposes. It is easy to read and understand. However, it is a little pricey.
Editors John D. Effective bereavement care requires a knowledge of an individual's physical, social, educational, and spiritual existence since the expressions of grief and the needs that emerge vary widely from one to another and are subject to past experiences, cultural expectations, personal beliefs, and relationships. Morgan (King's College, London) and Pittu Laungani (South Bank and Manchester Universities, England) have gathered leading international authorities to produce Death and Bereavement Around the World the first of a five-volume presentation and analysis of the ways different peoples experience dying and grief. This first volume discusses the major religious traditions of the world and how they help followers deal with the fundamentals of life.. An individual's identity comes from a sense of personal uniqueness; solidarity with group ideals; continuity with the past, present and future; and from the culture by which an individual is raised or adopted. Interethnic relations are given global visibility by the media while much that happens among different groups depends on context. The make-up of the contemporary nation-state is increasingly multiethnic and statistics show that in many cases no one group is numerically the largest