Her choice: two paths leading to the same destination -- Living funeral: celebrating the end of life -- Her life review: reliving the past in the present -- Legacy of memories: telling life stories and last wishes -- Her season of lasts: traditional, seasonal, communal rituals -- Oral ethical will: video recording last words -- Her living wake: reminiscing and farewell party -- Vigil: holding hands at the 11th hour -- Her 21st century memorial service, his 20th century funeral -- Home funeral: eco-friendly way out -- Holistic approach: design-it-yourself funeral and cremation witnessing -- The living unveiling: technology innovates memorializing -- Her truth: finding life after death
Summary
This work explores the emergence of new end-of-life rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of family and community at the deathbed
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-309)
