Preparing tombs correctly was a common theme in ancient Egyptian texts. Why Prepare for Death? The ancient...
Death
The Bardo Thodol was written to be read to the spirit of the deceased. Introduction The Tibetan Book of the...
In the 1700s, Day of the Dead generated the largest annual market in Mexico City. Introduction As...
Egyptologists unearth the world’s richest seam of ancient archaeology. Presentation by Channel 4 Documentaries The first royal...
Kübler-Ross was one of the central figures in the hospice care movement. Introduction Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (July 8,...
This question, so often asked by us in times of crisis and despair, or love and joy,...
An awareness of our mortality, of our precious finitude, can move us to seek the meaning that...
A new theology that came to dominate British religion after the Reformation altering the relationship between the...
The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death with dancing along to the...
Ancient writers who crafted these accounts sought to create a fellowship of grief between their communities. I...
“It is our Torajan culture. It is what we do.” By Tommy Trenchard and Aurélie Marrier d’Unienville...
Some of the more famous and memorable cities of the dead. Originally published by ESRI, republished with...
Death rituals help us to cope with loss and perhaps even feelings of guilt associated with disposing...