Author: Parkes, Colin Murray; Laungani, Pittu; & Young, Bill; editors:
Title: Death and Bereavement Across Cultures
Description: London / New York, Routledge, (2000). reprint. orig.boards. 22x14cm, viii,261 pp. Minor rubbing. Some binding & page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contains 13 papers. Includes: P.C. Rosenblat "Grief in Small-Scale Societies"; P. Laungabni "Death in a Hindu Family"; U.P. Gielen "A Death on the Roof of the World: The Perspective of Tibetan Buddhism"; E. Levine "Jewish Views & Customs on Death"; H.T. Blanche & C.M. Parkes " Christianity" ; G. Jonker "The Main Facets of Islam. Death, Dying & Disposal"; T. Walter "Secularization"; B. Young & D. Papadatou "Childhood, Death & Bereavement Across Cultures"; C.M. Parkes "Help for the Dying & Bereaved"; P. Laungani & Bill Young: "Conclusions: Implications for Practice & Policy"; C.M. Parkes "Attachments & Losses in Cross-Cultural Perspective".

Keywords: Cultural Anthropology, Sociology Social, Cross-Cultural, Comparative, Religion, Death Dying, Bereavement, Psychology, Mourning Customs