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1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations |
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Aging and dying : spiritual perspectives. Aging and dying : the Vedantic perspective / Late Swami H.H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodara -- The art of dying with dignity / Swami Prabhananda -- Life and immortality in Indian thought / Swami Jitatmananda -- Death and dying in Islam : psychological and spiritual perspectives / Manisha Sen, Shafi Shaikh -- Death and dying : a Buddhist analysis / Madhumita Chattopadhay -- The Buddhist way to overcome Jarā-Maraṇaṃ / Aiswarya Biswas -- Aging and dying : issues in the care of the elderly. Socio-ethical issues in the existing paradigm of care for the older persons : emerging challenges and possible responses / Anupama Datta -- Gender issues in care giving / Amrita Bagga -- Views on aging and dying among the middle-class Bengali Hindu elderly residents of Kolkata / Paromita Ghosh, Anindita Dey -- A plea for a holistic approach to aging / K.R.G. Nair -- Aging and dying : end-of-life care. Old age, disease, and terminal care : a Hindu perspective / S.K. Jindal -- Paternalistic decisions for the comate and dying aged : a neo-Vedantic perspective / K.J. George -- Dying with dignity / Chandralekha Duttagupta -- Culture-specific and culture-sensitive end-of-life care : a case study based on Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan, Banaras / Umesh K. Singh |
| Summary |
Many of the papers were presented at the National Conference on Aging and Dying : Relevance of Indic Perspectives to End-of Life Care, held at Kharagpur during 4-6 November, 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Old age.
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Death.
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Aging.
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Aging
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Death
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Attitude to Death
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old age.
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deaths.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging.
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Aging
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Aging -- Psychological aspects
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Death
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Death -- Psychological aspects
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Old age
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chatterjee, Suhita Chopra
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Patnaik, Priyadarshi, 1969-
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Chariar, Vijayaraghavan M.
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National Conference on Aging and Dying (2005 : Kharagpur, India)
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| ISBN |
9788132100126 |
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8132100123 |
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9788132111894 |
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8132111893 |
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9352801083 |
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9789352801084 |
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9786611963507 |
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6611963502 |
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