Caring For The Dead

Author : Lisa Carlson
Publisher : Upper Access Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Burial
ISBN : 0942679210

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Caring for the Dead by Lisa Carlson Pdf

A complete guide for those making funeral arrangements with or without a funeral director. Families, friends, and support groups who want to say goodbye in a meaningful way-not just write a big check to a funeral director-will find detailed and practical legal information in this unique guide. By taking an active role in funeral and memorial arrangements, families can save thousands of dollars while better serving the emotional needs of loved ones. Caring for The Dead gives the legal requirements of each state, how to obtain and file permits and death certificates, explanations of cremation and embalming, burial procedures, and other necessary information. Readers learn how to shop for the best services at the most reasonable prices, while avoiding fraudulent and deceptive mortuary practices. This landmark book helps readers take control of one of life's most intimate experiences-the final act of love for a friend or relative.

Author : Lisa Carlson
Publisher : Upper Access
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:49015002860154

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Caring for Your Own Dead by Lisa Carlson Pdf

A guide to help the reader in making choices in dealing with death, funeral arrangements, and burial, also includes many of the legal implications.

Author : Éric Rebillard
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801457920

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The Care of the Dead in Late Antiquity by Éric Rebillard Pdf

In this provocative book Éric Rebillard challenges many long-held assumptions about early Christian burial customs. For decades scholars of early Christianity have argued that the Church owned and operated burial grounds for Christians as early as the third century. Through a careful reading of primary sources including legal codes, theological works, epigraphical inscriptions, and sermons, Rebillard shows that there is little evidence to suggest that Christians occupied exclusive or isolated burial grounds in this early period. In fact, as late as the fourth and fifth centuries the Church did not impose on the faithful specific rituals for laying the dead to rest. In the preparation of Christians for burial, it was usually next of kin and not representatives of the Church who were responsible for what form of rite would be celebrated, and evidence from inscriptions and tombstones shows that for the most part Christians didn't separate themselves from non-Christians when burying their dead. According to Rebillard it would not be until the early Middle Ages that the Church gained control over burial practices and that "Christian cemeteries" became common. In this translation of Religion et Sépulture: L'église, les vivants et les morts dans l'Antiquité tardive, Rebillard fundamentally changes our understanding of early Christianity. The Care of the Dead in Late Antiquity will force scholars of the period to rethink their assumptions about early Christians as separate from their pagan contemporaries in daily life and ritual practice.

Author : Thomas W. Laqueur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691180939

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The Work of the Dead by Thomas W. Laqueur Pdf

The meaning of our concern for mortal remains—from antiquity through the twentieth century The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters—for individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambitious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century. The book draws on a vast range of sources—from mortuary archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that the dead do for the living: making human communities that connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead during the Middle Ages and why the cemetery largely supplanted it during the modern period. He traces how and why since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping death of its history, ultimately failed—and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture. A fascinating chronicle of how we shape the dead and are in turn shaped by them, this is a landmark work of cultural history.

Author : Leigh Ann Gardner
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826502544

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To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead by Leigh Ann Gardner Pdf

Benevolent Orders, the Sons of Ham, Prince Hall Freemasons—these and other African American lodges created a social safety net for members across Tennessee. During their heyday between 1865 and 1930, these groups provided members with numerous resources, such as sick benefits and assurance of a proper burial, opportunities for socialization and leadership, and the chance to work with local churches and schools to create better communities. Many of these groups gradually faded from existence, but their legacy endures in the form of the cemeteries the lodges left behind. These Black cemeteries dot the Tennessee landscape, but few know their history or the societies of care they represent. To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead is the first book-length look at these cemeteries and the lodges that fostered them. This book is a must-have for genealogists, historians, and family members of the people buried in these cemeteries.

Author : St. Augustine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 164373024X

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On Care to Be Had for the Dead by St. Augustine Pdf

The book, On care to be had for the dead, I wrote, having been asked by letter whether it profits any person after death that his body shall be buried at the memorial of any Saint. The book begins thus: Long time unto your Holiness, my venerable fellow bishop Paulinus.

Author : SUSAN. LOWEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1096517749

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NURSING CARE AT THE END OF LIFE by SUSAN. LOWEY Pdf

Author : Kerry M. Sonia
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884144625

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Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel by Kerry M. Sonia Pdf

A new reconstruction of cultic practices surrounding death in ancient Israel In Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel, Kerry M. Sonia examines the commemoration and care for the dead in ancient Israel against the broader cultural backdrop of West Asia. This cult of dead kin, often referred to as ancestor cult, comprised a range of ritual practices in which the living provided food and drink offerings, constructed commemorative monuments, invoked the names of the dead, and protected their remains. This ritual care negotiated the ongoing relationships between the living and the dead and, in so doing, helped construct social, political, and religious landscapes in relationship to the past. Sonia explores the nature of this cult of dead kin in ancient Israel, focusing on its role within the family and household as well as its relationship to Israel’s national deity and the Jerusalem temple. Features: A reevaluation of whether burial and necromantic rituals were part of the cult of dead kin A portrait of the various roles Israelite women played in the cult of dead kin A reassessment of biblical writers’ attitudes toward the cult of dead kin

Author : Bronnie Ware
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401956004

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Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware Pdf

Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

Author : Alfred Worcester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Dead
ISBN : UCAL:B3596729

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The Care of the Aged, the Dying and the Dead by Alfred Worcester Pdf

Author : Committee on Care at the End of Life,Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309518253

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Approaching Death by Committee on Care at the End of Life,Institute of Medicine Pdf

When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."

Author : Myra J. Giesen
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781843838067

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Curating Human Remains by Myra J. Giesen Pdf

"This book offers a systematic overview of the responses made by museums and other repositories in the UK to the ownership, care, storage, display and interpretation of human remains." -- back cover.

Author : Lisa Carlson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Burial laws
ISBN : 0942679016

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Caring for Your Own Dead by Lisa Carlson Pdf

A guide to help the reader in making choices in dealing with death, funeral arrangements, and burial, also includes many of the legal implications.

Author : Robert L. Marrone
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : IND:30000055970796

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Death, Mourning and Caring by Robert L. Marrone Pdf

This text, while strongly academic, comprehensive, practical, and contemporary, offers an exceptionally warm and personalized writing style appropriate to the subject matter. It offers both a multi-diciplinary approach and a cross-cultural perspective. Unique Caring Insight feature supplies practical, helpful, tips for the reader. Chapter 12, Resources, is a comprehensive guide to organizations, periodicals, books, and Web sites.

Author : Helaine Selin,Robert M. Rakoff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030188269

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Death Across Cultures by Helaine Selin,Robert M. Rakoff Pdf

Death Across Cultures: Death and Dying in Non-Western Cultures, explores death practices and beliefs, before and after death, around the non-Western world. It includes chapters on countries in Africa, Asia, South America, as well as indigenous people in Australia and North America. These chapters address changes in death rituals and beliefs, medicalization and the industry of death, and the different ways cultures mediate the impacts of modernity. Comparative studies with the west and among countries are included. This book brings together global research conducted by anthropologists, social scientists and scholars who work closely with individuals from the cultures they are writing about.