Parting ways new rituals and celebrations of life's passing / Denise Carson.

Author/creator Carson, Denise
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxv, 309 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

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 eleventh hour -- Her twenty-first-century memorial service, his twentieth-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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 295-309)
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010040360
ISBN9780520251083 (cloth)
ISBN0520251083 (cloth)
ISBN9780520268739 (pbk.)
ISBN0520268733 (pbk.)

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