Death and Dying

New Book: Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan (University of California Press, 2023), Timothy O. Benedict.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book, Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan (University of California Press, 2023). Paperback: $34.95.

Thanks to a generous subvention, the book is open-access (the ebook is free). If anyone would like to assign this book or part of it (I recommend Chp.2-4) for a survey class on religion in Japan, or a death and dying course, I would be happy to Zoom in to take questions about it.

Call for Chapters- 'Looking death in the eyes': Autoethnographic perspectives on death and end of life events

Death in no way occurs in isolation. Whether it occurs in close proximity or is observed from a distance, it has an engulfing effect on the deceased, the bereaved, and the witnesses (who might not be bereaved).

Author Interview--Stephen Berry (Count the Dead) Part 2

Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we continue our conversation with Stephen Berry to talk about his new book, Count the Dead: Coroners, Quants, and the Birth of Death as We Know It, published by the University of North Carolina Press in May 2022.

Part 1

Author Interview--Stephen Berry (Count the Dead) Part 1

Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we feature Stephen Berry to talk about his new book, Count the Dead: Coroners, Quants, and the Birth of Death as We Know It, published by the University of North Carolina Press in May 2022.

TOC: The Civil War Monitor (Summer 2022)

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