Out of print.
Death is part of all our lives – yet we often find it difficult to discuss, and we know little about how it is dealt with in other cultures. Last Words is designed in part for those dealing directly with death, looking at how to understand grief, and providing practical details on how to deal with inquests, coroners and burials. But it will also interest the general reader seeking to understand different perspectives – especially those of Māori – on death and dying.
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Introduction
Facing death – can we die well?
Tikanga Māori – Māori perspectives
Death, dying and grief – Paratene Ngata
Contemporary perspectives – Papaarangi Reid, Haami Piripi, Sharon Clair
Migrant communities in New Zealand – Margot Schwass
On cultures and faiths:
African; Anglican; Brethren; Buddhists; Catholics; Chinese; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons); Cook Islands; Fijian; Filipino; Former Yugoslavia; Indian; Iranian; Iraqi; Japanese; Jehovah’s Witnesses; Jewish; Korean; Latin American; Methodists; Muslim; Non-Religious; Niuean; Orthodox; Presbyterians; Ratana; Ringatu; Samoan; Sri Lankan; Tokelauan; Tongan; Tuvaluan
Understanding grief – Tricia Irvine