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ERIC Number: EJ519403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0030-2228
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Natural Death and the Noble Savage.
Walter, Tony
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v30 n4 p237-48 1994-95
The belief that dying and grieving are natural processes is widely held in modern bereavement care. Examines four assumption often made in this connection: (1) most primitive cultures deal with death in an accepting way; (2) this way is different than our own; (3) it is a good and noble way; and (4) traditional societies see death as natural. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Experience, Emotional Problems, Folk Culture, Grief, Naturalism, Sadness, Terminal Illness
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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