The Revival of Death

by Walter; Tony

• ISBN13: 9780415086653
• ISBN10: 0415086655
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Revival of Deathprovocatively argues that far from being a taboo subject, death has never been more widely discussed and examined. Tony Walter explores the renewal of interest in death--notably in the hospice movement and bereavement counseling--and what social thought has to tell us about death. The book discusses the social construction of death, experiences of bereavement, funeral practices and the history of death.

Author Biography

Tony Walter is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Reading.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Doing It My Way	p. 7
The Dying of Death	p. 9
The Revival of Death	p. 26
Further Reading	p. 38
The Two Strands of Revival	p. 39
Traditional, Modern and Neo-Modern Death	p. 47
Keeping on Listening	p. 67
Stories and Meta-Stories	p. 69
Systems for Listening	p. 87
Expectations and Assumptions	p. 108
The Listening Community or the Defining Community?	p. 121
Gaining Control, Losing Control	p. 139
Which Person?	p. 150
Further Reading	p. 161
Routinisation	p. 162
Further Reading	p. 173
Disposal	p. 174
Further Reading	p. 184
Conclusion	p. 185
Glossary	p. 201
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 209
Index	p. 223
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