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Author O'Connell, Terence Lawlor.

Title Dialogue on grief and consolation / Terence O'Connell
Published Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 285 pages)
Series VIBS, 0929-8436 ; v. 208. Lived values, valued lives
Value inquiry book series ; v. 208.
Value inquiry book series. Lived values, valued lives.
Contents Grief and anger -- "She's no longer suffering" -- "She had a good life" -- Types of grief and comfort strategies -- The annihilation consolation -- Death as a deprivation -- Would immortality be good? -- Life as a work of art -- Death's impact on survivors -- Is constant change consoling? -- Is present existence better than past existence? -- Grief and death's inevitability -- The cycle of life and the importance of emotions -- Benefits and harms of grief -- Grief as a way of knowing -- Conclusion
Summary Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a consolation, which you resented?
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Consolation.
Grief.
Grief
grief.
SELF-HELP -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Consolation
Grief
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781441625540
1441625542
9042026278
9789042026278
9789042026285
9042026286
Other Titles Dialog on grief and consolation