Last Words : Approaches to Death in New Zealand-s Cultures and Faiths

Death is a part of all our lives - the deaths of people we love, the experience of terminal illness, the grief of friends or family. Yet we tend to speak of it with difficulty. And we know little about death in other cultures - what rituals are sustaining, what might cause distress, or what is appropriate in medical procedure.
Last Words is about ways of acknowledging death in cultures and religions currently in New Zealand. While it is designed for use by people working with the dying and the bereaved, the book is also intended for general readers - the New Zealand public.
Topics include: different cultures and faiths; Maori perspective; facing death; and understanding grief.