William G. Hoy

Gebundenes Buch

Do Funerals Matter?

The Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective

Beschreibung

Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where, especially in the Western world, they are going.

Autor

William G. Hoy, DMin, FT, has studied funeral rites for more than four decades, examining how they are used around the world to help mourners make sense of death and to negotiate the radical changes that come about in the aftermath of a loved person's death. Dr. Hoy holds the Fellow in Thanatology (FT) advanced practice credential from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Following more than 17 years leading a hospice bereavement program, since 2012 he has been clinical professor of medical humanities at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9781032019017
• ISBN-10: 1032019018
• Artikelnr.: 62224917