All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a maj

All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has

This visionary work explores the sensitive balance between the personal and private aspects of grief, the social and cultural variables that unite communities i

This final volume of ""Death and Bereavement Around the World"" reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and spirituality, rites and ritual