Parting Ways: New Rituals and Celebrations of Life's Passing

Parting Ways: New Rituals and Celebrations of Life's Passing
ISBN-10
0520268733
ISBN-13
9780520268739
Series
Parting Ways
Category
Social Science
Pages
309
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Denise Carson

Description

"Carson explores, in captivating detail, the new alternatives to traditional, institutionalized dying, mourning, and memorialization. She deftly paints a vivid portrait of her own experiences and successfully ties in conceptual research on newer death rituals. This book is truly unique and timely." --Tony Bell, Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton, Department of Sociology "Parting Ways provides a fresh and contemporary perspective on American death rituals. Carson expertly weaves her personal narrative around existing research, and in the process, she delivers an important analysis on ritual and death that is poignant and widely accessible." --Justin Holcomb, Reformed Theological Seminary

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