Sterben und Tod, eine kulturvergleichende Analyse

The text explores various cultural and social interpretations of death and dying across different societies and traditions. It includes discussions on the challenges posed by death to the field of healing, the interplay between death, grief, and transcendence in European traditions, and the unique perspectives on dying in a residential home for the elderly in England. The collection examines the relationship between society, culture, and death, highlighting medical treatments as rituals of dying and offering a trans-cultural analysis of ethnomedicine. It also features insights into funeral practices and beliefs about death in diverse cultures, such as the Late Moche pottery, the Akan of Ivory Coast, and the Sherbro Coast of Sierra Leone. The text delves into the death rituals of the Toba-Batak in North Sumatra, the Igorot mountain tribes of the Philippines, and the Eipo in West New Guinea, among others. Additionally, it addresses psychosocial factors related to dying, the anthropology of death, and the theoretical frameworks surrounding grief. The compilation concludes with reflections on the conference themes, literature on cross-cultural comparisons of death, and a list of contributors to the volume.