Carlo Leget

Art of Living, Art of Dying

Spiritual Care for a Good Death

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Talking about dying and death can be difficult for those facing the end of life. This book presents a model and offers examples for discussing existential questions with patients receiving end-of-life care. Updating the Ars Moriendi tradition, this book offers a non-judgemental approach for supporting people through the spiritual aspects of dying.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781785922114
• ISBN-10: 1785922114
• Artikelnr.: 46476516

Autorenporträt

Carlo Leget is Professor in Care Ethics and Endowed Professor of Spiritual and Ethical Questions in Palliative Care at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, Netherlands. He is Vice President of the European Association for Palliative Care. He lives in Zeist, Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. How death plays tricks on us. 2. The art of dying. 3. Inner
space. 4. Who am I and what do I really want? 5. How do I deal with
suffering? 6. How do I say goodbye? 7. How do I look back on my life? 8.
What can I hope for? 9. The Ars moriendi model in religious perspective.
10. Working with the Ars moriendi model. Bibliography.