ABSTRACT
This innovative volume examines the phenomenological, existential and cultural dimensions of grief experiences. It draws on perspectives from philosophy, psychology and sociocultural studies to focus on the experiential dimension of grief, moving beyond understanding from a purely mental health and psychiatry perspective.
The book considers individual, shared and collective experiences of loss. Chapters explore the intersections between the profound existential experiences of bereavement and how this is mediated by sociocultural norms and practices. It points to new directions for the future conceptualization and study of grief, particularly in the experiential dimension.
Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, this important book will appeal to academics, researchers and students in the fields of death and bereavement studies, wellbeing and mental health, philosophy and phenomenological studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|92 pages
Phenomenology and its application to grief and bereavement
chapter Chapter 1|14 pages
Grief, melancholy, and depression
chapter Chapter 5|15 pages
Grief and the photograph
part 2|93 pages
The normative mediation of experiences of loss
chapter Chapter 7|16 pages
Continuing bonds in the cultural, existential, and phenomenological study of grief
chapter Chapter 11|13 pages
The oughtness of grief
chapter Chapter 12|17 pages
From ineffability and cultural taboo to meaning
part 3|51 pages
Social frameworks of grief