Remember Me: Constructing Immortality - Beliefs on Immortality, Life, and Death
Margaret Mitchell
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Description for Remember Me: Constructing Immortality - Beliefs on Immortality, Life, and Death
Paperback. Much of the literature speaks of healthy bereavement as letting go of the deceased and moving forward with life. This title challenges that notion, discussing the meaning attributed to death and to the anticipation of death. It looks at the ways in which one's relationship with loved ones continues, endures, and perhaps even grows after death. Editor(s): Mitchell, Margaret. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Remember Me brings together contributors from around the world with unique insight on the ways in which one's relationship with loved ones continues, endures, and perhaps even grows after death.
Much of the available literature speaks of healthy bereavement as letting go of the deceased and moving forward with life. This new text challenges that notion, discussing the meaning attributed to death and to the anticipation of death.
The living, as presented in these innovative chapters, construct social entities of those who have died, via the carrying out of wishes in the Will; pursuing legal claims; or simply attributing certain desires, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415954853
SKU
V9780415954853
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99-1
About Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia and Director of the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Policing. She first became interested in the social context of death while working with Strathclyde Police in Glasgow, Scotland on the aftermath of the Lockerbie Disaster in 1988 and studying its impact on emergency workers ... Read more
Reviews for Remember Me: Constructing Immortality - Beliefs on Immortality, Life, and Death
"The more I got into the books, the more fascinating it became…informative and thought-provoking. The strange quality of the book is summed up for me by the fact that the namesakes of both authors of ‘Dark Tourism’ have death sites that draw visitors many years after their death—Margaret Mitchell and John Lennon. I highly recommend this book, possibly more for ... Read more