Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan Volume 4

by Timothy O. Benedict and Benedict

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. What role does religion play at the end of life in Japan? Spiritual Ends draws on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with hospice patients, chaplains, and medical workers to provide an intimate portrayal of how spiritual care is provided to the dying in Japan. Timothy O. Benedict uses both local and cross-cultural perspectives to show how hospice caregivers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520388666
• ISBN13: 9780520388666
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"