The Routledge Companion to Death and Dying

Death and dying are issues that universally apply to people in a poignant manner. All religions address concerns about death, from the handling of human remains to defining death and suggesting what happens after life. The Routledge Companion to Death and Dying provides readers with an overview of the study of death and dying. Questions of death, mortality, and more recently, end-of-life care have long been important, and scholars from a range of fields have approached the topic in various ways. With over fifty-two chapters from an international team of contributors, the companion covers funerary and mourning practices, concepts of the afterlife, psychical issues associated with death and dying, clinical and ethical issues, and philosophical issues, as well as death and dying as represented in popular culture.

This comprehensive collection of essays brings together perspectives from diverse fields such as history, philosophy, literature, psychology, archaeology, and religious studies. It also includes various religious traditions, including established religions like Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and new or less widely known traditions such as the Spiritualist Movement, the Church of Latter Day Saints, and Raëlianism. The Routledge Companion to Death and Dying is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, philosophy, and literature.

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