ISBN1138592889 (hardcover)
1138592897 (paperback)
9781138592889 (hardcover)
9781138592896 (paperback)
数量xvi, 324 pages : ; 25 cm.
寄与者Peter Hutton, Ravi Mahajan and Allan Kellehear.
一般注記Part I. Belief systems in society and human history : interpretations of the mysteries of life and death -- Introduction to death and religion in society -- Faith, why people believe and the need for tolerance -- The characteristics of a religion or belief system -- The range of belief paradigms -- What happens when we die? -- The soul : what is it; where is it; and does it exist? -- What does death mean to patients and their relatives? -- Near-death experiences, deathbed visions and visions of the bereaved -- The entanglement of religion, ethics and societal development -- The uses and abuses of religion -- Part II. Managing death in different faiths and doctrines -- An introduction to religions and belief systems -- The landscape of religions worldwide and in the UK -- The Baha'i faith -- Buddhism -- Chinese religions -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Jainism -- Judaism -- Rastafarianism -- Secular philosophies and other belief systems -- Shintoism -- Sikhism -- Zoroastrianism -- Part III. Legal aspects of death in the UK -- Life and death as biological and legal constructs -- Medico-legal issues at the end of life -- The responses of professionals and relatives around death -- Medical certification of the cause of death (MCCD) -- The registration of death -- Coroners and autopsies -- The body after death -- Disposal of the body -- Life support, brain death and transplantation -- Performing last offices -- Less common circumstances -- Deaths in Northern Ireland and Scotland -- Future changes in England and Wales.