Title The Routledge handbook of death and the afterlife / edited by Candi K. Cann

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 399 pages) Series Routledge handbooks in religion Routledge handbooks in religion. Contents Part I. The study of dying, death, and grief : an overview -- Part II. Disposal of the dead : past, present, and future -- Part III. Representations of death : narratives and rhetoric -- Part IV. Youth meets death : a juxtaposition -- Part V. Questionable deaths and afterlives : suicide, ghosts, and avatars -- Part VI. Material corpses and imagined afterlives around the world Summary "This Handbook traces the history of the changing notion of what it means to die and examines the many constructions of afterlife in literature, text, ritual, and material culture throughout time. The Routledge Handbook of Death and the Afterlife is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising twenty-nine chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into three parts and covers the following important themes: the study of dying, death and grief; disposal of the dead: past, present and future; representations of death: narratives and rhetoric; youth meets death: a juxtaposition; questionable deaths and afterlives: suicide, ghosts, and avatars; material corpses and imagined afterlives around the world. Within these sections, central issues, debates and problems are examined, including: the world of death and dying from various cultural viewpoints and timeframes; cultural and social constructions of the definition of death; disposal practices; and views of the afterlife. The Routledge Handbook of Death and the Afterlife is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, and sociology."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Death -- Religious aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Religions -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Future life -- Handbooks, manuals, etc POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Death -- Religious aspects Future life Religions Genre/Form handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Cann, Candi K., editor. ISBN 9781134817344 1134817347 9781315545349 1315545349 9781134817412 113481741X 9781134817481 1134817487

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