Social Sciences / Death & Dying

A book about providing pastoral care to the terminally ill; it explores `the delicate subject of the accompaniment of the human being at the end of life.' so that a patient's final days may be lived with dignity and meaning.

An exploration of the relationship Irish people have with death from the earliest times to the present day, with over seventy articles from historians, sociologists, dramatists, liturgists, undertakers, and many more.

A timely and important contribution to the debate on the problem of suicide and related issues, of great interest to professionals working in the field of mental health and all those affected by suicide.