The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning

Author:   Roger Grainger
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN:  

9781853024801


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 March 1998
Format:   Paperback
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The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning


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In this text Roger Grainger draws attention to the role of funerals in promoting the personal and social adjustment of the bereaved. The book explores the significance of many of the areas and stages connected with death, with chapters covering such topics as: attitudes towards death; our fear of death and dying; and rituals that surround these processes. By tying together folklore and traditional beliefs with actual funeral practices, both contemporary and modern, the author has created a work that examines the anthropological, psychological and superstitious aspects of our relationship to death and dying.

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Author:   Roger Grainger
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.244kg
ISBN:  

9781853024801


ISBN 10:   1853024805
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. The Refusal to Die. 2. The Fear of the Dead. 3. The Unbuiried. 4. The Shape of Death. 5. The Rite of Passage. Appendix: The Principle Motives of the Funeral. Bibliography

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Roger Grainger is a registered Dramatherapist, Chartered Counselling Psychologist and occasional TV actor. He holds a PhD in Sociology from Leeds University as well as Doctorates in Theology and Implicit Religion, and has worked as a psychiatric chaplain for the Stanley Royd Hospital in Wakefield. He is also one of the founders of the National Funeral College and is the author of several books.

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