Deconstructing Death

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Deconstructing Death explores the evolving perspectives and practices around death, dying, and bereavement in modern Nordic societies. It offers insights into both obvious and subtle shifts in how these cultures engage with death.

An in-depth look at contemporary changes in death-related customs and care in Nordic countries.

This book examines a wide range of topics connected to death and dying, including organ transplantation, death education, communication with the deceased, evolving commemorative rituals, online mourning, parental reactions to child suicide, end-of-life care ethics and practices, and the experience of dying alone.

Contributions come from researchers and professionals across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, representing fields such as sociology, anthropology, religious studies, and palliative care.

Deconstructing Death is edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen, a Sociology Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark. He has extensively published on death and dying from a sociological perspective, with notable works including Dødens mosaik (2001), Memento mori (2008), and Humanistisk palliation (2011).

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