Cultural, Existential and Phenomenological Dimensions of Grief Experience

Allan Køster, Ester Holte Kofod, Allan Køster, Ester Holte Kofod

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000528312
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This innovative volume examines the phenomenological, existential and cultural dimensions of grief experiences. It draws on perspectives from philosophy, psychology and sociocultural studies to focus on the experiential dimension of grief, moving beyond understanding from a purely mental health and psychiatry perspective.

The book considers individual, shared and collective experiences of loss. Chapters explore the intersections between the profound existential experiences of bereavement and how this is mediated by sociocultural norms and practices. It points to new directions for the future conceptualization and study of grief, particularly in the experiential dimension.

Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, this important book will appeal to academics, researchers and students in the fields of death and bereavement studies, wellbeing and mental health, philosophy and phenomenological studies.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents Page
• Acknowledgements Page
• List of figures Page
• List of tables Page
• List of contributors Page
• Introduction
• Part 1 Phenomenology and its application to grief and bereavement
• Part 2 The normative mediation of experiences of loss
• Part 3 Social frameworks of grief
• Index