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Personhood, illness, and death in America's multifaith neighborhoods : a practical guide / Lucinda Mosher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2018Description: 207 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781785927843
  • 1785927841
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 201.661 23
LOC classification:
  • BL65.M4 M67 2018
NLM classification:
  • 2018 F-864
  • BL 65.M4
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- What We Are; Where do we come from?; Where are we going?; Being human -- When We're Ailing ; Attitudes toward illness; "Traditional" versus "Western"; Multiple faiths in the hospital; Spiritual caregivers -- Postponing Death, Extending Life; Life-extending technology; Organ transplantation; Allowing natural death -- Transition; When death is imminent; Once death has come; Disposing of the body; Death's demands -- Recovery; Mourning at the time of death; The mid-stages of grieving; Anniversaries; When loss is multi-religious; Reflections
Summary: This book explores the varied attitudes of different mainstream faith traditions in the US towards care for the dying, end of life issues, and grief and mourning. Interwoven with interviews and personal stories from people of many different faiths, it considers matters of healthcare, end-of-life issues, death, grieving and memorializing. -- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BL65.M4 M67 2018 Available 31794003223865
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BL65.M4 M67 2018 Available 31826003538312

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- What We Are; Where do we come from?; Where are we going?; Being human -- When We're Ailing ; Attitudes toward illness; "Traditional" versus "Western"; Multiple faiths in the hospital; Spiritual caregivers -- Postponing Death, Extending Life; Life-extending technology; Organ transplantation; Allowing natural death -- Transition; When death is imminent; Once death has come; Disposing of the body; Death's demands -- Recovery; Mourning at the time of death; The mid-stages of grieving; Anniversaries; When loss is multi-religious; Reflections

This book explores the varied attitudes of different mainstream faith traditions in the US towards care for the dying, end of life issues, and grief and mourning. Interwoven with interviews and personal stories from people of many different faiths, it considers matters of healthcare, end-of-life issues, death, grieving and memorializing. -- Provided by publisher.

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