{"title":"Allan Kellehear","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllan Kellehear’s works explore profound themes surrounding mortality, the social aspects of dying, and the intersections of death with religion and law. His writing offers thoughtful analysis and a compassionate perspective, inviting readers to reflect on the human experience of dying and the cultural contexts shaping it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in education and reference, these books provide valuable insights for readers interested in palliative care, sociology, and the ethics of end-of-life decisions. They balance academic rigour with accessible prose, making complex topics approachable for a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-inner-life-of-the-dying-person-by-allan-kellehear-9780231167857","title":"The Inner Life of the Dying Person","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, \u003cem\u003eThe Inner Life of the Dying Person\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapters 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599477031148,"sku":"9780231167857","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231167857-the-inner-life-of-the-dying-person.jpg?v=1777981066"},{"product_id":"death-religion-and-law-by-allan-kellehear-9781138592889","title":"Death, Religion and Law","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis practical guide summarises the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the death of the patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book provides a reflective introduction to the general influences of world religions on matters to do with dying, death and grief. It considers the sometimes conflicting relationships between ethics, religion, culture and personal philosophies and how these differences impact on individual cases of dying, death and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second part describes the general customs and beliefs of the major religions that are encountered in hospitals, hospices, care homes and home care settings. It also includes discussion of non-religious spirituality, humanism, agnosticism and atheism. The final part outlines key socio-legal aspects of death across the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath, Religion and Law\u003c\/em\u003e provides key knowledge, discussion and reflection for dealing with the diversity of the everyday care of dying and death in different religious, secular and cultural contexts. It is an important reference for practitioners working with dying patients, their families and the bereaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605580202220,"sku":"9781138592889","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138592889-death-religion-and-law.jpg?v=1778132350"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/allan-kellehear.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}