In the Midst of Life: The Australian Response to Death - Couverture souple

Griffin, Graeme M; Tobin, Des

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0522847196 ISBN 13 : 9780522847192

Editeur : Melbourne University Press, 1993

Synopsis

A useful, well-informed, compassionate book on a taboo subject-from lively social history to thorny contemporary questions.

This is a thoroughly useful, authoritative and compassionate book about the last taboo subject-death. In exploring our responses to death, it reveals a great deal about Australian society.

There is grim humour in the practical details of burial in the days of pick and shovel-and a priest if you were lucky. Stories of elaborate Victorian mourning etiquette, of poignant personal histories recorded on gravestones, of vehement debates about cremation, and much more, make good reading.

The authors-a theologian and a funeral director-use this frank social history to look at questions we often avoid. What is grief? How can we help ourselves and others through it? What choices do we have for farewelling our loved ones? Are the rituals of churches, funeral parlours and cemeteries flexible enough to meet our endlessly varied needs? Both professional and general readers will find many answers and yet more questions in this informative and reassuring book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The authors, both of the highest standing in very different fields, share a long commitment to professional and community education on death and grief. Graeme Griffin is Professor of Church and Community, Theological Hall, Melbourne. Des Tobin is Managing Director of Tobin Brothers, Funeral Directors, Melbourne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Melbourne University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0522847196
• ISBN 13: 9780522847192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible