{"product_id":"visitors-at-the-end-of-life-9780231182157","title":"Visitors at the End of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about how, when, and why our dead visit us. Allan Kellehear—a medical sociologist and expert on death, dying, and palliative care—has gathered data and conducted studies on deathbed visions across cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA respectful examination of visitations from the dead on a deathbed and in bereavement, Kellehear adds to an emerging body of work that is of great interest. \u003ci\u003eVisitors at the End of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edoes an excellent job addressing this topic with an objective and serious tone. -- Kenneth J. Doka, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDeath and Dying, Life and Living\u003c\/i\u003e, eighth edition, and senior consultant, Hospice Foundation of America\u003cbr\u003eEstablishing quickly that near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and visions of the bereaved are commonplace, Kellehear examines how these experiences exemplify established principles of social interaction and addresses perhaps a crucial question: What can these experiences offer to the dying, their family and friends, and humanity at large? A must-read for anyone with a personal or professional interest in the human dying and bereavement processes. -- Janice Miner Holden, editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Near-Death Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust what is the social logic behind human experiences of our dead? This renowned death-studies scholar challenges us to create an ‘intellectual space’ to question simplistic answers by reframing our approach to the enigmas of experience encountered by millions across diverse world cultures. -- Douglas Davies, Durham University\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVisitors at the End of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Allan Kellehear moves beyond whether visits from dead are real or imagined and probes the deeper question of what they mean. Illustrating with copious accounts of visitations, Kellehear makes them as understandable as any other social encounter. \u003ci\u003eVisitors at the End of Life\u003c\/i\u003e contains much wisdom and much comfort for the bereaved. -- Bruce Greyson, University of Virginia\u003cbr\u003eHis description of key anthropological accounts will help interested readers frame these phenomena seriously so that they can be better illuminated and understood...Recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Conflict and Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Visitors Near Death: Are They “Real”?\u003cbr\u003e2. Hallucinations\u003cbr\u003e3. Perception\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Patterns of Custom and Solicitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Greetings and Other Customs\u003cbr\u003e5. Advice\u003cbr\u003e6. Transformation\u003cbr\u003e7. Gifts\u003cbr\u003ePart III. A Pattern Directing the Patterns\u003cbr\u003e8. Vigils\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400317346135,"sku":"9780231182157","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231182157.jpg?v=1730470372","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/visitors-at-the-end-of-life-9780231182157","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}