Sociology: death & dying books

The statistics on suicide are staggering. More teenagers and young adults are dying from suicide than from Aids...  Read More >>

Like all great & important reforms which aim at the abolishment of a custom as old & revered as the custom is of...  Read More >>

The object of this paper is to give a brief description of the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, a description...  Read More >>

The archaeology of death and burial  Read More >>

This award-winning social history of death and funeral rites during the early decades of Brazil's independence from...  Read More >>

This award-winning social history of death and funeral rites during the early decades of Brazil's independence from...  Read More >>

This book is a guide to making and carrying out the psychological decision to kill oneself or, if one so decide,...  Read More >>

Miss Bendann's book is what it purports to be: an analytical study of burial rites. With commendable courage, the...  Read More >>

"This volume examines a number of facets of Western epitaph culture since antiquity, with particular emphasis on...  Read More >>

At the heart of this superb family portrait lies a catastrophic event: the suicide at 15 of the author's younger...  Read More >>

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This book is a translation from the German edition of Das Ewige Antlitz. Death masks command our utmost reverence,...  Read More >>

Contents: epitaphs on tradesmen; typographical epitaphs; good and faithful servants; epitaphs on soldiers and sailors;...  Read More >>

Particularly those of London, with a concise history of the modes of interment among different nations from the...  Read More >>

The old Masonic burying ground, Fredericksburg, Virginia. These are the days when commendable effort is being made...  Read More >>

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Designed to help children between the ages of two and ten, this is a practical guide for parents, caregivers, teachers,...  Read More >>

""One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting.""—Entertainment...  Read More >>

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When faced with the prospect of death - one's own or someone else's - there is often little time to prepare. This...  Read More >>

"Near-death accounts of the experiences after death are so commonplace today as to stand as received truth. But...  Read More >>

Robert Desjarlais's graceful ethnography explores the life histories of two Yolmo elders, focusing on how particular...  Read More >>

Over the last decade Ireland has experienced unparalleled economic growth and has reached a state of prosperity...  Read More >>

An interdisciplinary exploration of the visual presence of death in contemporary culture.  Read More >>