| Description |
vii, 340 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
SUNY series in religious studies |
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SUNY series in religious studies.
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| Contents |
Cicely Saunders and the development of hospice palliative care / Michael Wright, David Clark -- "Like a ripe fruit separating effortlessly from its vine": religious understandings of a good death: Hinduism / Anantanand Rambachan -- Welcoming an old friend: Buddhist perspectives on good death / Anne Bruce -- Muslim perspectives on a good death in hospice and end-of-life care / Earle Waugh -- Tradition and change in Jewish ideals regarding a "good" death / Norman Ravvin -- Dying well in Christianity / Janet Soskice -- Chinese religions and hospice care / Edwin C. Hui, Danny C. Leung -- Buddhist hospice care in Thailand / Robert Florida, Pinit Ratanakul -- The Ugandan way of living and dying / Michael L. Hadley, Godfrey Agupio -- Punjabi extended family hospice care / Kamala Elizabeth Nayar -- Seeking physical, cultural, ethical, and spiritual "safe space" for a "good death": the experience of indigenous peoples in accessing hospice care / Joseph M. Kaufert ... [et al.] -- Caring for children in hospice and palliative care: the spiritual/religious dimension / Betty Davies, Thomas Attig -- Interfaith chaplaincy in hospice palliative care / Kelli I. Stajduhar, Coby Tschanz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terminal care -- Religious aspects.
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| Author |
Coward, Harold G.
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Stajduhar, Kelli I.
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| LC no. |
2011032337 |
| ISBN |
9781438442730 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1438442734 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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