Dealing with Death: A Search for Cross-Cultural and Time-Transcending Similarities (Studies in Interdisciplinary Thanatology; Volume 14) by Oliver Nahm - 2017

LIT Verlag, 2017. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Contradicting the theory of cultural relativism, author Oliver Nahm argues that there are universals in how various cultures deal with death, human mortality, and the problems death poses, and that these similarities stem from commonalities of human nature across cultures. Themes explored include death as a mystery, fear of dying, fear of being dead, explaining death, and defeating death. The author also analyzes how death is used to create or stabilize social structures across cultures. The book contains color and black and white art. Distributed in the US by ISBS. (2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)