Main description:

Provides a thorough introductory overview of the intersection of death and religion from a multitude of religious perspectives.

An accessible format with helpful pedagogic features such as a glossary, further reading and key terms.

This volume can be used on a range of courses due to its interdisciplinary nature, appealing to students of religious studies, thanatology, anthropology, philosophy and sociology.

Contents:

Preface: An Introduction to the Topic and Methodology 1. The Good Death 2. The Process of Dying and the Definition of Death 3. Disposal 4. Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning 5. Mourning and Bereavement from a Religious Perspective 6. Afterlives and Afterdeaths: Remembrance and Ritual 7. Technological Afterlives 8. Conclusion Glossary Index