This cross-cultural book examines social, religious, and cultural approaches to death and dying across Eastern and Western cultures and religious traditions. Organization of the book begins with an examination of death and dying among non-literate peoples in different parts of the world, then covers Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese approaches, Western patterns of transcendence (ancient Middle East, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic), and concludes with a chapter on death and dying in contemporary America. It discusses four patterns of transcendence: ancestral, experiential, cultural, and mythic.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Chidester, David
ISBN: 9780534506070
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.12 x 0.57
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Year: 2001

Patterns of Transcendence: Religion, Death, and Dying

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