Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning

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ISBN: 9781853024801

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Author	Grainger, Roger
Pub Date	01/03/1998
Binding	7
Pages	160

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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In The Social Symbolism of Grief and Mourning Roger Grainger focuses on the role of funerals in promoting the personal and social adjustment of the bereaved. Tying together folklore with funeral practices, the author has created a work that examines the anthropological, psychological and superstitious aspects of our relationship to death and dying.

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Focuses on the role of funerals in promoting the personal and social adjustment of the bereaved, exploring the significance of many of the areas and stages connected with death. Chapters cover topics such as attitudes towards death, our fear of death and dying, ways in which we come to terms with death and the rituals that surround these processes.