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ERIC Number: EJ839704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Oct
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1960
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Thanatology: Through a Prism of Religious Faiths
Nandan, Monica
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v26 n1 p43-56 Oct 2005
Recent decades have witnessed an increase in thanatology education in colleges and universities. However, the infusion into thanatology curricula of religious faiths as they affect behaviors, experiences and emotions of dying individuals and survivors is still in its infancy. In this article I describe an effective approach I have used to integrate various religious beliefs and practices into an undergraduate course on death and dying. Before presenting my approach, I provide a brief description of the state of death education in professional and undergraduate institutions in America and a rationale for infusing cross-cultural components into thanatology curricula.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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