Death and Religion in a Changing World

by Kathleen Garces-Foley

Book Overview

This comprehensive study of the intersection of death and religion offers a unique look at how religious people approach death in the twenty-first century. Previous scholarship has largely focused on traditional beliefs and paid little attention to how religious traditions evolve in relation to their changing social context. Employing a sociological approach, Death and Religion in a Changing World describes how people from a wide variety of faiths...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765612224
• ISBN13: 9780765612229
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"