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The
Sacred Art of Dying: How World Religions Understand
Death by Kenneth Kramer. New
York: Paulist Press, 1988.
Approaching death from a physical, psychological, and spiritual
position, this book looks at Hindu, Buddhist, Zen, Tibetan, Chinese,
Mesopotamian, Ancient Greek, Hebraic, Christian and Islamic
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The
Illustrated Tibetan Book of the Dead: A
New Translation with Commentary by Stephen Hodge,
and Martin Boord. New York: Sterling, 1999.
A clear and simple delivery of what can otherwise be a difficult
to understand work. The accompanying commentary and inspiring
photographs, which appear alongside the translation, provide
additional insight and explanation.
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Death
and Bereavement across Cultures edited by
Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, and Bill Young. London
and New York: Routledge, 1997.
This book provides in-depth examples of what
the dying and bereavement process is like in different contemporary
cultures and serves as a stark reminder of how out of touch
the western world is with death. It also talks about how
professionals can better assist people with different spiritual
beliefs.
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Suggested Reading |
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The
American Way of Death (Revisited) by Jessica
Mitford. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. |
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A Cross-Cultural Look at Death, Dying,
and Religion by
Joan K. Parry, and Angela Shen Ryan. The Nelson-Hall Series
in Social Work. Chicago, IL: Nelson-Hall, 1995 (Buy Used). |
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Death and Eastern Thought: Understanding
Death in Eastern Religions and Philosophies by Frederick
H. Holck. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1974 (Buy Used). |
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Death: The
Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975.
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The
Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. |
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Facing
Death and Finding Hope:
A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying by
Christine Longaker. New York: Doubleday, 1998. |
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Final
Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness,
Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan,
and Patricia Kelley. New York: Poseidon Press, 1992. |
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Graceful
Exits How Great Beings Die: Death Stories of Tibetan,
Hindu & Zen Masters by Sushila Blackman. New
York: Weatherhill, 1997. |
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Life
Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About
the Mysteries of Life and Living by Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross, and David Kessler. New York: Scribner,
2000. |
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Living
in the Face of Death: The Tibetan Tradition by
Glenn H. Mullin. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Pub., 1998. |
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On
Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors,
Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families by Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross. New York: Touchstone, 1969.
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Shamanic
Guide to Death and Dying by Kristin Madden.
St. Paul, MN: Llewllyn, 1999.
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Start
the Conversation: The Book about Death You
Were Hoping to Find by Ganga Stone. New York: Warner,
1996.
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Talking
About Death Won't Kill You by Virginia Morris.
New York: Workman, 2001. |
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The
Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal
Rinpoche. Eds. Patrick Gaffney and Andrew Harvey. San Francisco:
Harper San Francisco, 1993. |
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The
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation through
Hearing in the Bardo by Guru according to Karma
Lingpa Rinpoche. Trans. Francesca Fremantle and Chögyam
Trungpa. Boston: Shambhala, 1987 |
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