Parting ways [electronic resource] : new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / Denise Carson.

By: Carson, DeniseContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif ; Los Angeles, Calif. : University of California Press, 2011Description: xv, 309 pISBN: 9780520949416 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Death -- Psychological aspects | Mourning customs | Funeral rites and ceremoniesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 155.9/37 LOC classification: BF789.D4 | C32 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Her choice: two paths leading to the same destination -- Living funeral: celebrating the end of life -- Her life review: reliving the past in the present -- Legacy of memories: telling life stories and last wishes -- Her season of lasts: traditional, seasonal, communal rituals -- Oral ethical will: video recording last words -- Her living wake: reminiscing and farewell party -- Vigil: holding hands at the 11th hour -- Her 21st century memorial service, his 20th century funeral -- Home funeral: eco-friendly way out -- Holistic approach: design-it-yourself funeral and cremation witnessing -- The living unveiling: technology innovates memorializing -- Her truth: finding life after death.
pt. 1. End-of-life celebrations and pre-death rituals -- pt. 2. Post-death and memorializing rituals.
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