Beyond the Veil

Reflexive Studies of Death and Dying
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-064-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

Looking at the cultural responses to death and dying, this collection explores the emotional aspects that death provokes in humans, whether it is disgust, fear, awe, sadness, anger, or even joy. Whereas most studies of death and dying treat the subject from an objective viewpoint, the scholars in this collection recognize their inherent connection with death which allows for a new and more personal form of study. More broadly, this collection suggests a new paradigm in the study of death and dying.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thamann, Aubrey

Christodoulaki, Kalliopi M

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Introduction

Aubrey Thamann and Kalliopi M Christodoulaki

Part I: Delaying Death

Chapter 1. An Absent Presence: The Co-Constitution of Loss

Alison Witchard

Chapter 2. Immortality and Existential Terror: Learning the Language of Living Forever

Jeremy Cohen

Part II: Caregiving

Chapter 3. Living, Caring & Dying: Music and the House of Endless Losses

Carina Nandlal

Chapter 4. Death and Fulfillment: Mortuary Performance and the Impact on Self

Kalliopi M Christodoulaki

Part III: Confronting Death

Chapter 5. Crossroads: Life and Death in Indiana

Aubrey Thamann

Chapter 6. “What has the field done to you?” Researching Death, Dying, and Bereavement between Closeness and Distance

Ekkehard Coenen

Chapter 7. The Historical Study of Death & Dying: The Intersection of Familial Stories and Catholic Rituals

Sarah Nytroe

Part IV: Memorialization

Chapter 8. Touch ‘Em All: Memorializing Harmon Killebrew

Debbie Hanson

Chapter 9. After Life: Laying Flower Memes on My Mother’s Grave and the Recollective Realm of Life after Death

Olivia Guntarik and Claudia Bellote

Chapter 10. A Monumental Problem: Memorializing the Jonestown Dead

Rebecca Moore

Chapter 11. Long Live Chill #LLC: Exploring Grief, Memorial, & Ritual in African American R.I.P. T-shirt Culture

Kami Fletcher

Conclusion

Kalliopi M Christodoulaki and Aubrey Thamann

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christodoulaki, Kalliopi M
Kalliopi M Christodoulaki is a cultural anthropologist and independent researcher currently working as a Limited Term Lecturer at Purdue University. Her research interests include religious practices, social identity, and cultural change.

Thamann, Aubrey
Aubrey Thamann is an American Studies scholar and anthropologist. Thamann has begun research into the fields of fat studies and food studies, specifically exploring where these fields intersect.

Aubrey Thamann is an American Studies scholar and anthropologist. Thamann has begun research into the fields of fat studies and food studies, specifically exploring where these fields intersect.