Rituals in Death and Dying: Modern Medical Technologies Enter the Fray

In the absence of immortality, the human species has over the millennia developed rites and rituals to help in the passing of life to honor the person who is dying or has died or in some way demonstrate their “courage” and perseverance as well as duty even in the face of almost certain death. The ce...

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Main Author:	Michael Gordon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rambam Health Care Campus 2015-01-01
Series:	Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Subjects:	Cross-cultural death death dying rituals
Online Access:	http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=418

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spelling	doaj-395bcafcc6de44cdbd072738417e0a082020-11-24T21:23:18ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722015-01-0161e000710.5041/RMMJ.10182Rituals in Death and Dying: Modern Medical Technologies Enter the FrayMichael Gordon0Professor of Medicine, Medical Program Director, Palliative Care, Baycrest Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaIn the absence of immortality, the human species has over the millennia developed rites and rituals to help in the passing of life to honor the person who is dying or has died or in some way demonstrate their “courage” and perseverance as well as duty even in the face of almost certain death. The centuries-old traditions of the gathering of loved ones, the chanting of prayers, the ritual religious blessings are in the process of being replaced by the “miracles” of modern medical technology.http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=418Cross-cultural deathdeathdyingrituals
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title	Rituals in Death and Dying: Modern Medical Technologies Enter the Fray
title_short	Rituals in Death and Dying: Modern Medical Technologies Enter the Fray
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issn	2076-9172
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description	In the absence of immortality, the human species has over the millennia developed rites and rituals to help in the passing of life to honor the person who is dying or has died or in some way demonstrate their “courage” and perseverance as well as duty even in the face of almost certain death. The centuries-old traditions of the gathering of loved ones, the chanting of prayers, the ritual religious blessings are in the process of being replaced by the “miracles” of modern medical technology.
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Rituals in Death and Dying: Modern Medical Technologies Enter the Fray

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