The Inner Life of the Dying Person
Allan Kellehear
eISBN: 9780231536936
2014 (288 pages )
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(pages 1-284)
Front Matter
(pages 1-7)
Table of Contents
(pages 8-10)
Preface
(pages 10-14)
Acknowledgments
(pages 14-20)
1. In the Beginning . . .
(pages 20-34)
2. Suffering—Enduring the New Reality
(pages 34-54)
3. Fear—a Threat Observed
(pages 54-74)
4. Courage—Facing the Overwhelming
(pages 74-92)
5. Resistance—Facing the Choices
(pages 92-112)
6. Sadness and Anger—Facing Loss
(pages 112-132)
7. Hope and Love—Connection
(pages 132-150)
8. Waiting—In-between-ness
(pages 150-168)
9. Review and Reminiscence—Remembering
(pages 168-188)
10. Aloneness—Disconnection
(pages 188-206)
11. Transformation—Change, Change, Change
(pages 206-230)
12. Some Final Reflections
(pages 230-240)
Notes
(pages 240-254)
Bibliography
(pages 254-268)
Index
(pages 268-284)
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The Inner Life of the Dying Person
This unique book recounts the experience of facing one’s death solely from the dying person’s point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors, or rescuers. Such unmediated access challenges assumptions about the emotional and spiritual dimensions of dying, showing readers that—along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear—we can also feel courage, love, hope, reminiscence, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die.
A work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, this book brings together testimonies of those dying from terminal illness, old age, sudden injury or trauma, acts of war, and the consequences of natural disasters and terrorism. It also includes statements from individuals who are on death row, in death camps, or planning suicide. Each form of dying addressed highlights an important set of emotions and narratives that often eclipses stereotypical renderings of dying and reflects the numerous contexts in which this journey can occur outside of hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices. Chapters focus on common emotional themes linked to dying, expanding and challenging them through first-person accounts and analyses of relevant academic and clinical literature in psycho-oncology, palliative care, gerontology, military history, anthropology, sociology, cultural and religious studies, poetry, and fiction. The result is an all-encompassing investigation into an experience that will eventually include us all and is more surprising and profound than anyone can imagine.
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Table of Contents
The Inner Life of the Dying Person
Author(s):
Kellehear, Allan
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