Discourses on aging and dying
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Discourses on aging and dying
SAGE, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
Aging and dying are inevitable. However, coming to terms with this truth can be difficult, especially in the modern context with an excessive dependence and faith in biomedicine. Advances in biomedicine and life-prolongation strategies along with changes in social-cultural structures pose a different kind of predicament - the percentage of aging population is on the rise and, at the same time, traditional strategies for taking care of the elderly and their problems are being replaced by more impersonal state-driven methods. India, with its large population, poor biomedical facilities for the average person and widespread poverty, yet fast changing attitudes towards family and the aged, faces a great crisis today.
The collection of essays in this volume addresses different aspects of this issue. The first section is both philosophical and prescriptive. It explores our rich religious and philosophical tradition to probe the very concepts of life and death and then suggests strategies - age old and time-tested - for coping with the inevitability of aging and dying. Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic perspectives on aging, dying, euthanasia and related concepts are explored and coping strategies suggested.
The second section deals with socio-ethical issues related to aging and dying in the Indian context, in light of the existing state of affairs and possible directions for the future. The third and final section looks at the most pressing problems that confront both Indian society and medicine - end-of-life care.
目次
Introduction
PART 1 AGING AND DYING: SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES
Aging and Dying - The Vedantic Perspective - Swami H H Bhaktisvarupa Damodaran (Dr T D Singh)
The Art of Dying with Dignity - Swami Prabhananda
Life and Immortality in Indian Thought - Swami Jitatmananda
Death and Dying in Islam: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives - Manisha Sen and Shafi Shaikh
Death and Dying: A Buddhist Analysis - Madhumita Chattopadhay
The Buddhist Way to Overcome Jara-Maranam - Aiswarya Biswas
Death as Divine Wedding - The Sant-Mat Perspective - P Bhatnagar
PART II AGING AND DYING: ISSUES IN THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY
Socio-Ethical Issues in the Existing Paradigm of Care for the Older Persons: Emerging Challenges and Possible Responses - Anupama Datta
Gender Issues in Care Giving - Amrita Bagga
Views on Aging and Dying Among Middle Class Bengali Hindu Elderly Residents of Kolkata - Paromita Ghosh and Anindita Dey
A Plea for a Holistic Approach to Aging PART III AGING AND DYING: END-OF-LIFE CARE - K R G Nair
Old Age, Disease and Terminal Care: A Hindu Perspective - S K Jindal
Paternalistic Decisions for the Comate and Dying Aged: A Neo-Vedantic Perspective - K J George
Dying with Dignity - Chandralekha Duttagupta
Culture Specific and Culture Sensitive End-of-Life Care: A Case Study Based on Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan, Benaras - Umesh K Singh
Index
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