| Author | : Mira Menzfeld |
| File Size | : 48,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 10 October 2017 |
| ISBN | : 9783658198268 |
| Pages | : 273 pages |
Anthropology of Dying by Mira Menzfeld Book PDF Summary
Mira Menzfeld explores dying persons’ experiences of their own dying processes. She reveals cultural specificities of pre-exital dying in contemporary Germany, paying special attention to how concepts of dying ‘(un)well’ are perceived and realized by dying persons. Her methodological focus centers on classical ethnographic approaches: Close participant observation as well as informal and semi-structured conversations. For a better understanding of the specificities of dying in contemporary Germany, the author provides a refined definition catalogue of adequate terms to describe dying from an anthropological perspective.
