Death, Dying, and Bereavement in a Changing World

In this introductory text on thanatology, Alan R. Kemp takes on the central question of mortality: the ubiquitous presence of death despite the very human propensity to deny its relevance to oneself, personally. Drawing on the work of pioneering anthropologist Ernest Becker, Death, Dying, and Bereavement in a Changing World provides a multidisciplinary and multidimensional introduction to the stud...