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Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience

Clifton D. Bryant Virginia Tech University, USA
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dennis L. Peck The University of Alabama
© 2009   1160 pages   SAGE Publications, Inc   
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Hardcover ISBN: 9781412951784 $390.00
  • Multidisciplinary, cross-cultural, and curricular-driven, the encyclopedia encompasses perspectives from psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers, social workers, gerontologists, psychiatrists, attorneys, theologians, historians, individuals from the funeral, cemetery and life insurance fields, physicians, and ministers, priests and rabbis.
  • Authoritative and comprehensive, the two volumes include 325 signed entries by experts in the field, both research scholars and in-service practitioners, who cover traditional subjects and important emerging ideas and provide suggested readings to guide users to resources for further information.
  • Easy to use and search, a Reader’s Guide in the front matter organizes entries by broad thematic areas, cross-references at the end of each entry guide readers to related entries, robust search features are included in the electronic version, and the entire work concludes with a detailed index.
  • The 16 Readers Guide categories include: Arts, Media, & Popular Culture; Body Disposition; Causes of Death; Coping with Loss & Grief; Cross-Cultural Perspectives; Developmental & Demographic Perspectives; Funerals & Related Activities; Legal Matters; Mass Death; Medical Conditions & Treatments; Process of Dying; Religion; Rituals, Ceremonies, & Celebrations; Suicide, Euthanasia, & Homicide; Theories & Concepts; Unworldly Entities & Events.
  • Highly accessible, entries have been written with a range of readers in mind so that, by intent, they prove useful to lay readers in public libraries as well as scholars and students in academic environments. In addition, selective use of charts and illustrations is designed to enhance the text, as in entries on death-related clothing and fashion, funeral conveyances, or Day of the Dead.
  • Availability in both print and electronic formats provides students with convenient, easy access wherever they may be.

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