Consolationscapes in the face of loss : grief and consolation in space and time / edited by Christoph Jedan, Avril Maddrell and Eric Venbrux.

"Human beings are grieving animals and consolation, an attempt to assuage grief, is an age-old response to loss, expressed variously in different cultural contexts. However, over the course of the past century, consolation has dropped off the West's cultural radar. The contributions to thi...

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Other Authors:	Jedan, Christoph (Editor), Maddrell, Avril, 1964- (Editor), Venbrux, Eric (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Series:	Routledge studies in human geography.
Subjects:	Mourning customs. Consolation. Memorial rites and ceremonies. Bereavement.