Beyond the good death the anthropology of modern dying /

Green, James W.

Beyond the good death the anthropology of modern dying / [electronic resource] : James W. Green. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008. - 258 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-253) and index.

Getting dead -- Exit strategies -- The body as relic -- Soulscapes -- Passing it on -- In our hearts forever -- The future of death.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780812202076 (electronic bk.)




Death--Social aspects--United States.
Death--Psychological aspects.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States.


Electronic books.

GN485.5 / .G74 2008

306.90973