The World of Bereavement Cultural Perspectives on Death in Families
This visionary work explores the sensitive balance between the personal and private aspects of grief, the social and cultural variables that unite communities in bereavement, and the universal experience of loss. Its global journey takes readers into the
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Joanne Cacciatore John DeFrain Editors
The World of Bereavement Cultural Perspectives on Death in Families
International and Cultural Psychology
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Joanne Cacciatore • John DeFrain Editors
The World of Bereavement Cultural Perspectives on Death in Families
Editors Joanne Cacciatore School of Social Work Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ, USA
John DeFrain Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE, USA
ISSN 1574-0455 ISSN 2197-7984 (electronic) International and Cultural Psychology ISBN 978-3-319-13944-9 ISBN 978-3-319-13945-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13945-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935626 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I Remember Your Hand in Mine: An Introduction to The World of Bereavement
Dancing Circles… When the water flows I think of you… And I dance in a circle… When the water rushes by I think of you… I hear the drums beating… And I dance in a circle… When the leaves stop falling in midair…I can feel you… And I shake my rattle just for you… When the sun warms my skin…I feel you touching my hand… and I shut my eyes softly… I can see you… And I dance in a circle just for you… -Nowch Hasik A Native American, grieving mother from the Akimel O’othom/Pima tribe also known as the River people from Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. Her son who died, Jacob, is Akimel Au-Authm (River People) from Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona.
Everyone dies, and everyone grieves. But from person to person and culture to culture around the world, we express our grief in different ways, and we find ways to endure our sorrow over time, relying on beliefs, ritu
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