Books written by Glennys Howarth

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  Beyond the Body: Death and Social Identity

  With reference to more marginalised belief systems , Warner highlights Counter - Enlightenment ' attacks on the cult of reason which developed in the mid - seventeenth century : ' the rebellion against lucidity and rationality pursued ...

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  Beyond the Body: Death and Social Identity

  Giddens (1991) argues for a distinctively Western 'finishing' of the body which involves more than just adherence to cultural styles or traditional practices such as body decoration. Rather, it is the outcome of a reflexive process ...

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  Encyclopedia of Death and Dying

  This is reflected in academic and professional literature, in the popular media and in the proliferation of professional roles and training courses associated with aspects of death and dying.

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  Last Rites: The Work of the Modern Funeral Director

  First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

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  Encyclopedia of Death and Dying

  The juxtaposition of a birth and death within days of each other may develop in a family a belief that ... By contrast, when death is assumed to be a precursor to judgement orpurgatory, colourlesswhiteor black clothing may be deemed ...

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  Death and Dying: A Sociological Introduction

  The book is organized thematically, utilizing empirical material from cross-national and cross-cultural perspectives.

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  The Changing Face of Death: Historical Accounts of Death and Disposal

  The book argues that attitudes to death and to disposal are culturally formed and examines the factors in the formation and decline of such attitudes by analysing specific issues over four centuries of death.