In recent years there has been a massive upsurge in academic, professional and lay interest in mortality. This is reflected in academic and professional literat

Death and dying and death-related behavior involve the causes of death and the nature of the actions and emotions surrounding death among the living. Interest i

How much do we truly know and understand about our own mortality? Enter Encyclopedia of the End, a compulsively readable and beautifully illustrated compendium

Presents a comprehensive overview of subjects comprising death and dying and related end-of-life issues presented in an A-Z format with additional resources and

A broad range of information is offered in some 130 articles, though the editors make no claims of comprehensiveness. The contributions are concise and straight