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PublisherLiverpool University Press

ISBN-101789760631

ISBN-139781789760637

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Book TitleDeath and Dying in Hispanic Worlds : the Nexus of Religions, Cultural Traditions, and the Arts

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDeath & Dying, Sociology / General, General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Social Science

AuthorDebra D. Andrist

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19.4 Oz

Item Length6 in

Item Width9.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal306.90946

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgements Part I Death Dying in Hispanic Creative Essays 1 La muerte de la tierra/The Death of the World [Homeland], RoseMary Salum, MA, Translated by Debra D. Andrist, PhD 2 En la vicinidad de la muerte/Nearness of Death, Jorge Chavarro, MD, Translated by Debra D. Andrist, PhD 3 The Passage of J.S.D., Gwendolyn Daz Ridgeway PhD Part II Death Dying in Societies and Religions in Hispanic Worlds 4 After We're Gone: An Overview of, and Introduction to, Death, Dying, Grief and Funeral Practices in Latin American Reality Art Forms, Debra D. Andrist, PhD 5 La muerte/Death, Then Now, Patricia Gonzlez Gmes-Csseres, PhD. Translated by Debra D. Andrist, PhD 6 Death/Ik and the Spirits in Afro-Cuban Religions, Patricia Gonzlez Gmes-Csseres, PhD 7 Recasting Catholicism in the Face of Death: Las Casas, Zavala, and Romero, John Francis Burke, PhD Part III Death Dying in Hispanic Visual Arts 8 Euthanasia and Bioethics within the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT): The film, "Mar adentro/The Sea Inside, Elizabeth White Coscio, PhD 9 Death as Impetus for Art for Pablo Picasso, Enrique Malln, PhD (reprint from The Body) 10 Life, Death the Word: Liminal Syntax and Semantics of Picasso's Poetry, Enrique Malln, PhD 11 Luisa Riveras Graphic Representations/Interpretations of Death and Dying in Cien aos de soledad (in Contrast with Hers for Amor en los tiempos de clera), Stephen Miller, PhD Part IV Death Dying in Hispanic Literature 12 In this Madhouse: Myth, Message and Kaleidoscopic Kin in Gabriel Garca Mrquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lauren M.P. Derby, MA (reprint from The Body) 13 Vision and Confession: The Murder Mysteries by Jorge Luis Borges, Haiqing Sun, PhD 14 Nellie Campobello: Notes Towards a Necronarrative, Eduardo Cerdn. Translated by Debra D. Andrist, PhD Conclusions Reflections The Editor and Contributors Index

SynopsisThe dispassionate intellectual examination of the concepts of death & dying contrasts dramatically with the emotive grieving process experienced by those who mourn. Death & dying are binary concepts in human cultures. Cultural differences reveal their mutual exclusiveness in philosophical outlook, language, and much more. Other sets of binaries come into play under intellectual consideration and emotive behavior, which further divide and shape perceptions, beliefs, and actions of individuals and groups. The presence or absence of religious beliefs about life and death, and disposition of the body and/or soul, are prime distinctions. Likewise the age-old binary of reason vs. faith. To many observers, the topic of death and dying in the Hispanic cultural tradition is usually limited to that of Mexico and its transmogrified religious festival day of Dia de los Muertos. The studies presented in the ten chapters, and editorial introductions to the themes of the book, seek to widen this representation, and set forth the implications of the binary aspects of death and dying in numerous cultures throughout the so-called Hispanic world, including indigenous and European-derived beliefs and practices in religion, society, art, film & literature. Contributions include engagement with the pre-Hispanic world, Picassos poetry, cultural norms in Cuba, and the literary works of Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Underlying the arguments presented is Saussurean structuralist theory, which provides a platform to disentangle cultural context in comparative settings.

LC Classification NumberHQ1073.5