{"product_id":"an-anthology-of-death-dying-atiba-rougier-9781793569707","title":"An Anthology of Death, Dying, and the Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Anthology of Death, Dying, and the Living\u003c\/em\u003e offers students a multifaceted, cross-disciplinary, and intellectual exploration of death, what it means to be human, and what it means to truly live. Through a historic and anthropological lens, students read articles that address diverse domestic and international events and convene a variety of perspectives in terms of culture and identity as they relate to death, dying, and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anthology is divided into five distinct sections: Should We Fear Death? To Die is to Have Lived!; Existential Death-Suicide?; Death and the Family; Death and the Self (Grief, Mourning, and Elegies); and Biomedical Death-What Does it Mean to Die with Dignity?. Each section features articles from a variety of sources that draw from the disciplines of anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, biology, politics, government and law, and religious studies. Students experience a holistic and complete examination of various understandings, interpretations, and viewpoints about life, death, and the interplay between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revised first edition includes two new readings. The first is an article by the editor, Atiba Rougier, that considers the national-and personal-impacts of 9\/11 and COVID-19, and the second is a piece by a gastroenterologist and chronicles how their role at a hospital changed during the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accessible, emotional, and thought-provoking collection, \u003cem\u003eAn Anthology of Death, Dying, and the Living\u003c\/em\u003e is well suited for courses that explore death and dying from a sociological, psychological, philosophical, or anthropological perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. L. Rougier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793569703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793569707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.39d","brand":"A. L. Rougier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946015391999,"sku":"9781793569707","price":115.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_34324cf1-c593-415c-999d-2b5fc7cd98b9.jpg?v=1681511053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-anthology-of-death-dying-atiba-rougier-9781793569707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}