Remembering well : rituals for celebrating life and mourning death
(2000)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
203.8/YORK,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2000]
©2000
©2000
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xxii, 216 pages ; 19 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0787955078 (alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Giving sorrow words : families and funerals -- In loving memory : composing a service -- Inviting holy space : prayers and meditations, candles and poetry -- Decisions : thinking when you are least able to think -- Soul sketch : creating a memorial portrait -- All deaths are not equal : the many faces of death -- Family ties and family lies : when your family is alienated -- Earth, air, fire, water : committal ceremonies -- The seasons of grief : rituals through the first year and beyond