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Our Grateful Dead : Stories of Those Left Behind, Hardcover by Despret, Vinci...
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- Book Title
- Our Grateful Dead : Stories of Those Left Behind
- ISBN
- 9781517911409
- Publication Name
- Our Grateful Dead : Stories of Those Left Behind
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Series
- Posthumanities Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 196 Pages
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An award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the living A common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved one is to progress through the "stages of grief," with "acceptance" as the final stage in the process. But is it necessary to leave death behind, to stop dwelling on the dead, to get over the pain? Vinciane Despret thinks not. In her fascinating, elegantly translated book, this influential thinker argues that, in practice, people in all cultures continue to enjoy a lively, inventive, positive relationship with their dead. Through her unique storytelling woven from ethnographic sources and her own family history, Despret assembles accounts of those who have found ways to live their daily lives with their dead. She rejects the idea that one must either subscribe to "complete mourning" (in a sense, to get rid of the dead) or else fall into fantasy and superstition. She explores instead how the dead still play an active, tangible role through those who are living, who might assume their place in a family or in society; continue their labor or art; or thrive from a shared inheritance or an organ donation. This is supported by dreams and voices, novels, television and popular culture, the work of clairvoyants, and the everyday stories and activities of the living. For decades now, in the West, the dead have been discreet and invisible. Today, especially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Despret suggests that perhaps we will be willing to engage with the dead in ways that bring us happiness despite our loss. Despret's unique method of inquiry makes her book both entertaining and instructive. Our Grateful Dead offers a new, pragmatic approach to social and cultural research and may indeed provide compassionate therapy for those of us coping with death.
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
1517911400
ISBN-13
9781517911409
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050078691
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Our Grateful Dead : Stories of Those Left Behind
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Series
Posthumanities Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
65
Lc Classification Number
Bd444
Reviews
"Vinciane Despret studies reports of the dead interfering in people's lives--to contest, direct, encourage, or console them. This important book will induce psychotherapists to reconsider Freud's concept of the work of mourning and social scientists to understand in new ways the force of political and religious ancestors on society."--Alphonso Lingis " Our Grateful Dead is a stirring and insightful study of the active, metamorphic relations that the dead maintain with the living. With characteristic generosity and grace, Vinciane Despret curates stories from dreams and letters, novels and television, organ donations and home funerals and seances, paying sensitive and subtle attention to the modes of practice and perception most conducive to heeding the enigmatic missives of the dead--and making them real."--Matthew Chrulew, coeditor of Extinction Studies: Stories of Time, Death, and Generations
Table of Content
Contents Translator's Note Stephen Muecke Our Grateful Dead 1. Taking Care of the Dead 2. Allowing Yourself to Be Instructed 3. The Ties That Keep the Living and the Dead Together 4. Watching Over the Things That Matter 5. Extending the Work: The Generosity of the Dead 6. Uncertain Thoughts 7. Putting Our Trust in Spirits: How to Call on Them 8. Protecting Voices Acknowledgments Notes
Copyright Date
2021
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Social, Death & Dying, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Lccn
2021-022895
Dewey Decimal
306.9
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Social Science, Philosophy
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