Death, Society and Human Experience (5 Revised edition)

This text offers a systematic interdisciplinary approach to understanding the human encounter with mortality.

All issues of major practical and theoretical concern are addressed.

The diverse issues are integrated through the guiding concept of the "death system" that helps the reader to discern the connections between individual and societal orientations toward death.

The author draws upon current research, scholarship, and personal experiences, as well as significant historical, philosophical, and literary contributions.

Case histories and self-monitoring exercises are included.