Anthropology of Dying
A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany
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.
| Autor: | Menzfeld, Mira |
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| ISBN: | 9783658198251 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 273 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH |
| Veröffentlicht: | 20.10.2017 |
| Untertitel: | A Participant Observation with Dying Persons in Germany |
| Schlagworte: | Death Dying Dying persons’ experiences Medical Anthropology Medizinethnologie Sterben Teilnehmende Beobachtung Terminal Erkrankte Terminal deseased persons Tod |
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