{"product_id":"death-and-religion-in-a-changing-world-paperback","title":"Death and Religion in a Changing World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Garces-Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath and Religion in a Changing World\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecomprehensive and accessible study of the intersection of death and religion, examining how everyday people enact religious responses to death in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from leading religious studies scholars, this book moves away from the field's focus on traditional beliefs to explore how religious traditions evolve in relation to their changing social contexts. Employing an ethnographic approach, \u003ci\u003eDeath and Religion in a Changing World \u003c\/i\u003efurther details how people from a wide variety of religious traditions and people without religious affiliation draw on and adapt religious practices as they respond to death in modern societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter in this second edition has been thoroughly updated and new chapters on the ethical issues of dying, including life-prolonging medical treatments, palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and the modern hospice movement have been added. This book also covers emerging social and religious phenomena, such as public shrines, the Covid-19 pandemic, funeral celebrants, death with dignity, spiritual bereavement groups, and online funeral practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cutting-edge work is essential reading for students and scholars of religion who are approaching the subjects of death and religion, and ritual studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Garces-Foley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of religious studies at Marymount University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727580368959,"sku":"9780367649326","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/887ab64498af924b304d6cdff65ebab2.webp?v=1765115365","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/death-and-religion-in-a-changing-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}