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Goss, Robert E.; Klass, Dennis E. - Dead But Not Lost - 9780759107885 - V9780759107885
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Dead But Not Lost

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Description for Dead But Not Lost Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
The dead are still with us. Contemporary therapists and counselors are coming to understand what's been known for millennia in most religions and in most cultures outside the Western milieu: it's important to continue bonds between the living and the dead. Taking these connections seriously, Goss and Klass explore how bonds with the dead are created and maintained. In doing so, they unearth a fascinating new way to look at the origins and processes of religion itself. Examining ties to dead family members, teachers, religious and political leaders across religious and secular traditions, the authors offer novel ways of understanding ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759107885
SKU
V9780759107885
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99-15

About Goss, Robert E.; Klass, Dennis E.
Robert E. Goss is pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley (North Hollywood). He is author of Jesus ACTED UP (1993) and coeditor of Take Back the Word and Queering Christ. Dennis E. Klass is professor of Religious Studies at Webster University in St. Louis.

Reviews for Dead But Not Lost
Once the contemporary psychological approach to grief is recognized as culture-bound, where do we go from here? The authors of this innovative work base their investigations of grief on the theme of continuing bonds between the living and the dead. From ancestor veneration to the destruction of saints' graves, religious traditions structure and re-structure these ties. How they do this, ... Read more

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