The Sacred Art of Dying: How World Religions Understand Death 9780809129423

The Death of Sacred Texts: Ritual Disposal and Renovation of Texts in World Religions 0754696219, 9780754696216

The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritu

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The Art of Dying 9780773552722

A satirical look at the euphemistic practices of dying today. A satirical look at the euphemistic practices of dying t

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The Art of Living and Dying: Celebrating Life and Celebrating Death [Paperback ed.] 1780285310, 9781780285313

Why are we afraid of death? What is acceptance in the face of cancer? How do I decide whose advice to take? How to relax

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Beyond the Good Death: The Anthropology of Modern Dying 9780812202076

Exploring the shaping of modern end-of-life experiences by medical, demographic, and cultural trends, James Green provid

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Living Is Dying: How to Prepare for Death, Dying and Beyond 9780834842717, 9781611808070

An insightful collection of teachings about death and dying to help face life's greatest mystery calmly and with eq

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Intimate Death: How the Dying Teach Us How to Live 9780307486349, 0394753275, 0679742441, 0679734678, 0679752927

How do we learn to die? Most of us spend our lives avoiding that question, but this luminous book--a major best-seller i

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Sacred Scriptures of the World Religions: An Introduction 9781472549327, 9780826424716, 9780826423542

As we increasingly move toward a global worldview, it is important that we understand the traditions of other members of

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How I Learned to Understand the World 9781250266903, 9781250794857

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The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death

What really happens when you die? Melanie King reveals that the answer to that question is as fascinating as it is compl

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Beyond the Veil: Reflexive Studies of Death and Dying 9781800730656

Looking at the cultural responses to death and dying, this collection explores the emotional aspects that death provokes

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