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Auteur(s) : Stonington, Scott (1978-....)
Titre(s) : The spirit ambulance [Texte imprimé] : choreographing the end of life in Thailand / Scott Stonington
Publication : Oakland, California : University of California press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xv, 186 pages) ; 23 cm
Collection : California series in public anthropology ; 49
Lien à la collection : California series in public anthropology
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The Spirit Ambulance is a journey into decision-making at the end of life in Thailand,
where families attempt to craft good deaths for their elders in the face of clashing
ethical frameworks, from a rapidly developing universal medical system, to national
and global human-rights politics, to contemporary movements in Buddhist metaphysics.
Stonington's gripping ethnography documents how Thai families attempt to pay back
a "debt of life" to their elders through intensive medical care, followed by a medically-assisted
rush from the hospital to home to ensure a spiritually advantageous last breath. The
result is a powerful exploration of the nature of death and the complexities arising
from the globalization of biomedical expertise and ethics around the world"
Sujet(s) : Mort -- Aspect religieux -- Bouddhisme
Mort -- Aspect religieux -- Thaïlande
Personnes âgées -- Soins -- Thaïlande
Soins palliatifs -- Thaïlande
Karma
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.909 5 (23e éd.) = Mort (sociologie) - Asie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780520343894. - ISBN 0520343891. - ISBN 9780520343900. - ISBN 0520343905. -
ISBN 9780520975231 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46571732d
Notice n° :
FRBNF46571732
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Jandi : the spirit ambulance ; Arirat : facing the karma master ; Introduction
: choreographing the end of life ; Paying the debt of life ; The spirit ambulance
; Buddhadasa : problematizing death ; The new end of life ; Karma masters
