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Drawing on the diverse chapters in this book, this chapter addresses a number of themes. These include changes in death-related ritual over time, the continuum of death-denying and death-accepting practices, and the benefits of engaging in ritual. Also covered are the concepts of “good” versus “bad” deaths, historical trauma, ambiguous loss, and disenfranchised grief. The unique impact of the deaths of infants and children is discussed, as well as the impact of secularization and globalization on death-related practices, and the need for culturally appropriate bereavement support.
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Thieleman, K. (2015). Epilogue: Grief, Bereavement, and Ritual Across Cultures. In: Cacciatore, J., DeFrain, J. (eds) The World of Bereavement. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13945-6_16
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