Death, Desire and Loss in Western Culture is a sociology book written by Jonathan Dollimore, published in 1998. The book describes the influence of the death obsession in western culture.
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Western culture — For this article s equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture. For the Henry Cow album of the same name, see Western Culture (album). Leonardo da Vinci s Vitruvian Man. A symbol of the importance of humanism and empiricism in Western… … Wikipedia
Death and Adjustment Hypotheses — are a pair of multidimensional theories on the natural but neglected phenomenon of death [ Siddique, M.Z. (Accepted for publishing in 2008) Reviewing the phenomenon of death – a scientific effort from the Islamic world. Death Studies . Book… … Wikipedia
Death and culture — All Is Vanity by C. Allan Gilbert, suggesting an intertwining between life and death. This article is about death in the different cultures around the world as well as ethical issues relating to death, such as martrydom, suicide and euthanasia.… … Wikipedia
Concept of death and adjustment — addresses people s adjustment to the inevitable phenomenon of death depending on the different perceptions of the phenomenon they have, whether or not there is a particular reason to think that death is imminent. [ Hossain, M.S. (2008). HUMAN… … Wikipedia
western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… … Universalium
death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being … Universalium
culture — /kul cheuhr/, n., v., cultured, culturing. n. 1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners,… … Universalium
Culture of Turkey — A painting by Nazmi Ziya Güran (1881–1937) The culture of Turkey combines a largely diverse and heterogeneous set of elements that are derived from the Ottoman, European, Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions. Turkey s former status as a… … Wikipedia
Culture of Tunisia — The National Foundation, Beit El Hikma, Tunis Carthage Reconstruction of a traditional steam ba … Wikipedia
death rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed at the time of death and burial. Throughout history and in every human society, the disposal of the dead has been given special significance. The practice was… … Universalium
