| Death and Dying, Spirituality and Religions: A Study of the Death Awareness Movement Contributor(s): Bregman, Lucy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820467294 ISBN-13: 9780820467290 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $101.27 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | History - History | North American |
| Dewey: 291.23 |
| LCCN: 2003046099 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 252 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The death awareness movement provides a new language for speaking about death and dying by stressing death, dying and bereavement as meaningful human experiences beyond their medical context. This movement appears secular and detached from religion, although its advocates embrace spirituality. However, is this separation from religion realistic? Death and Dying, Spirituality and Religions refutes that view and undermines the popular opposition between spirituality and religion. The death awareness movement is deeply indebted to popular Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism, as well as tribal religions for their ideas and images. Urging a thoughtful theological response, this book illustrates how such diverse religious legacies contribute to contemporary views of death and dying. |
