Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Roseville, Calif. : Prima Publishing
ISBN
0761534539 / 9780761534532
Description
Explores difficult questions surrounding the act of dying and attendant care, offering thoughtful rituals and prayers to support the needs of the dying while comforting the living.
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CONTENTS:
Journey with the dying
Returning the sacred to the act of dying
Rituals for embracing the end of life
Traditions: Incorporating religious rituals
Centering and preparation: Sacred space
Sacred participants
Letting go of burdens: Rituals to release the emotions
Letting go of the body: Rituals to comfort and release
Music: Healing and transcendence
When loved ones are not present
Dying alone
Intentional death: ending life support
After death: until the funeral.
Journey with the dying
Returning the sacred to the act of dying
Rituals for embracing the end of life
Traditions: Incorporating religious rituals
Centering and preparation: Sacred space
Sacred participants
Letting go of burdens: Rituals to release the emotions
Letting go of the body: Rituals to comfort and release
Music: Healing and transcendence
When loved ones are not present
Dying alone
Intentional death: ending life support
After death: until the funeral.