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Who lives, who dies, who decides?
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Sheldon Ekland-Olson |
"Issues of life and death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and prot… |
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Handbook of death & dying
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Clifton D. Bryant |
"More than 100 scholars contributed to this carefully researched, well-organized, informative, and multi-disciplinary source on death studies. Volume 1, "The Presence of Death," examines the cultural… |
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The work of the dead
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Thomas Walter Laqueur |
"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 o… |
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Preparing for death, remembering the dead
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Tarald Rasmussen,Jon Øygarden Flæten |
Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again, not only before the Reformation, but af… |
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