1st Edition

Death and Bereavement around the World Major Religious Traditions: Volume 1

By John D. Morgan, Pittu Laungani Copyright 2002
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

The make-up of the contemporary nation-state is increasingly multiethnic and statistics show that in many cases no one group is numerically the largest. Interethnic relations are given global visibility by the media while much that happens among different groups depends on context. Editors John D. Morgan (King's College, London) and Pittu Laungani (South Bank and Manchester Universities, England)... Read more

General Introduction,  John D. Morgan and Pittu Laungani

Introduction to the First Volume,  Brian Morgan

 CHAPTER 1
 Hindu Spirituality in Life, Death, and Bereavement,  Pittu Laungani

 CHAPTER 2
 Facing Life and Death: A Buddhist’s Understanding of Palliative Care and Bereavement,  Lesley Kawamura

 CHAPTER 3
 Death and Mourning: A Time for Weeping, A Time for Healing Judith Hauptman

 CHAPTER 4
 The Jewish Foundation to the Christian Belief in Resurrection,  Ronald T. Trojcak

CHAPTER 5
 A Roman Catholic View of Death, Edward Jeremy Miller

 CHAPTER 6
 Greek Orthodox Understandings of Death: Implications for Living the Easter Faith,  John T. Chirban

 CHAPTER 7
 Spirituality, Protestantism, and Death,  Dennis Klass

 CHAPTER 8
 Dying and Grieving Ministry in Mennonite Churches  P. Albert Koop

 CHAPTER 9
 Islam  John D. Morgan

 CHAPTER 10
 North American Native Care of the Dying and the Grieving,  Gerry R. Cox

 CHAPTER 11
 The Wheel of Life: The Concept of Death and Bereavement in the Pagan Community,  Rev. Mia Reeves

 CHAPTER 12
 Some Concluding Observations,  John D. Morgan

 Contributors
 Index

Biography

John D. Morgan, Pittu Layngani