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Anthropology of Dying: A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany

Anthropology of Dying: A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany

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Aging & Elder CarePublic HealthAnthropology

ISBN10: 3658198257
ISBN13: 9783658198251
Publisher: Springer vs
Published: Oct 20 2017
Pages: 273
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
Mira Menzfeld explores dying persons' experiences of their own dying processes. She reveals cultural specificities of pre-exital dying in contemporary Germany, paying special attention to how concepts of dying '(un)well' are perceived and realized by dying persons. Her methodological focus centers on classical ethnographic approaches: Close participant observation as well as informal and semi-structured conversations. For a better understanding of the specificities of dying in contemporary Germany, the author provides a refined definition catalogue of adequate terms to describe dying from an anthropological perspective.

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