Mosher, Lucinda, <br/><br/>
Personhood, illness, and death in America's multifaith neighborhoods :  a practical guide / 
Lucinda Mosher. 
 - 207 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781785927843 1785927841 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017277683 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB829922  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101731353  DNLM 018732875  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Death--Religious aspects.--United States<br/>Terminal care--Religious aspects.--United States<br/>Loss (Psychology)--Religious aspects.<br/>Medicine--Religious aspects.<br/>Cultural pluralism.<br/>Death--Psychological aspects.<br/>Religion and Medicine<br/>Religious Philosophies<br/>Cultural Diversity<br/>Personhood<br/>Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice<br/>Attitude to Death<br/>Mort--Aspect religieux.<br/>Soins en phase terminale--Aspect religieux.<br/>Perte (Psychologie)--Aspect religieux.--Aspect religieux.<br/>Mort--Aspect psychologique.<br/>Death--Psychological aspects<br/>Cultural pluralism<br/>Terminal care--Religious aspects<br/>Religion<br/>Loss (Psychology)--Religious aspects<br/>Death--Religious aspects<br/>Medicine--Religious aspects
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Religion.<br/>United States--Religion.<br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL65.M4  / M67 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>201.661 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2018 F-864 BL 65.M4