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Death and Bereavement Around the World: Volume 5: Reflective Essays
Edited by John D. Morgan, Pittu Laungani and Stephen Palmer
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Death, Value, and Meaning Series, Dale Lund, Series Edior
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IN PRAISE OF
"In this fifth and final volume of the very impressive series Death and Bereavement Around the
World, the major themes include spirituality, suicide, death and the after-life, and cultural
variations in the role of religious rites and rituals. The authors of each chapter are well-known
experts on death and bereavement."
—Charles D. Spielberger, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of South Florida, Tampa
"This is an outstanding book that deals with difficult emotional issues—death and bereavement. It does
so with great sensitivity, insight, and scholarship. A must read for those working in the field."
—Professor Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations), Distinguished
Professor, Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University, UK
"This book presents a further picture of the way we understand, feel about, and act in relation to death and grief. Two years before his death, Professor Laungani invited me to his funeral. He saw no contradiction in discussing death as part of life. In those days, Professor Laungani made the "International Psychologist" (the Journal of the International Council of Psychologists) his own voice. He was the most cultured, artistic, and intellectual writer. He hated unkindness, and saw the dialectical opposite nature of kindness and cruelty in all things. This final fifth volume of: Death and Bereavement Around the Word; Reflective Essays makes us all look at values we hold, and the fact each day abounds with death: cultural, immediate, and experiential.
To this, the authors of this book speak to end of life care, death of children, the making special of the life of the dead, comparisons of suicide notions throughout the world, spiritual and physical death. Lastly, this book has spousal reflections by Mary Anne Morgan and Ann Laungani on the physical loss by death of each of the editors: their husbands speak to the heart of each one of us."
— Dr Sandra E. S Neil, PhD, The Satir Centre of Australia, International Psychologist, a publication of the International Council of Psychologists.
"From a sociological perspective, the statistical information
in some of these articles is both harrowing and illuminating.
As with previous volumes in this series, the editors hare
fulfilled a worthwhile task in bringing to our attention some
of the most dramatic factors that prevent us from experiencing
what has been defined as dying a good death."
— Linda Machin, Visiting research fellow, Keele University,
Bereavement Care, Volume 29, Number1
ABOUT THE BOOK
This final volume of Death and Bereavement Around the World reflects on some major themes: death and after-life, religion and spirituality, rites and rituals, secularist approaches, cultural variations, suicide, and other issues. The first few chapters describe progress in end-of-life care, including some new tools to evaluate hospice care (chapter 1); what children know, when they know it, and how parents can respond to questions, with some guidelines for support by schools (chapter 2); the importance of ritual (chapter 3); and gender differences in death customs around the world (chapter 4).
The transcript of a 1997 interview of John (Jack) Morgan by Pittu Laungani is presented as chapter 5. The following chapters discuss death systems and suicide (chapter 6); HIV/AIDS, including the role of cultural and economic factors in the spread of the disease (chapter 7); and grief and bereavement in the developing world, taking the AIDS pandemic as a specific challenge (chapter 8). Chapter 9 covers issues related to dying and death in Romania. In chapter 10 the focus is on the various functions and uses of names in a cross-cultural context. Roadside memorials as a pivotal healing strategy are the topic of chapter 11. Chapters 12 and 13 focus on spiritual experience with loss.
The final chapter presents some conclusions, and in the Epilogue, Mary Ann Morgan honors the life, career, dying, death, and achievements of John (Jack) Morgan. The "Final Word" includes the words of Pittu Laungani, from a book published just weeks before his death in February 2007.
Intended Audience: This work is for anyone interested in or working in death and bereavement issues, particularly academics, educators, librarians, chaplains, clergy, funeral service directors, hospice care providers and volunteers, palliative care providers, nurses, immigration officers, psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists, and counselors, especially bereavement counselors.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Pittu Laungani (deceased) was Senior Research Fellow at Manchester University, England, and honorary Professor of Psychology at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey University, Bombay, India. Dr. Laungani specialized in multicultural education and counselling, especially grief counselling. He published more than 100 learned articles and was a much sought-after speaker. In addition to his academic work, he was a recognized novelist and playwright. Dr. Laungani was on the editorial boards of Medicine and Law, International Journal of Group Tensions, and International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.
John D. Morgan (deceased) was a pioneer in the death awareness movement. Jack Morgan brought to the podium a wide range of topics in the field of death and bereavement, drawn from his work as educator, author, lecturer, and program organizer. In 1997 he received an award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling for his work in death education. Dr. Morgan spoke extensively throughout the world, edited 18 books, and was Series Editor for the Death Value, and Meaning Series (Baywood), now in more than 40 volumes.
Stephen Palmer, Ph.D., is an Honorary Professor of Psychology and Founder Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at City University, London, England. He is also Director of the Centre for Stress Management, London. He has written more than 150 academic papers and book chapters and written or edited more than 35 books on a range of topics, including suicide reduction, stress management coaching, coaching psychology, counseling, and psychotherapy. He is Editor of the International Journal of Health Promotion and Education and U.K. Coordinating Editor of the International Coaching Psychology Review. Dr. Palmer has received awards for his contributions to counseling psychology and psychotherapy.
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