Our Grateful Dead: Stories of Those Left Behind Despret Vinciane
Our Grateful Dead: Stories of Those Left Behind Despret Vinciane An award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the livingA common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved…
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Our Grateful Dead: Stories of Those Left Behind Despret Vinciane
An award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the livingA common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved one is to progress through the "stages of grief," with "acceptance" as the final stage in the process. Vinciane Despret thinks not. But is it necessary to leave death behind, to stop dwelling on the dead, to get over the pain?
She rejects the idea that one must either subscribe to "complete mourning" (in a sense, to get rid of the dead) or else fall In her fascinating, elegantly translated book, this influential thinker argues that, in practice, people in all cultures continue to enjoy a lively, inventive, positive relationship with their dead.Through her unique storytelling woven from ethnographic sources and her own family history, Despret assembles accounts of those who have found ways to live their daily lives with their dead.
For Those Left Behind