The study of dying : from autonomy to transformation / edited by Allan Kellehear.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What the social and behavioural studies say about dying / Allan Kellehear -- The dying animal : a perspective from veterinary medicine / Siri K. Knudsen -- The dying human : a perspective from biomedicine / Marie-Aurélie Bruno, Didier Ledoux and Steven Laureys -- The dying human : a perspective from palliative medicine / Michael Ashby -- The demography of dying / Glennys Howarth -- Historical approaches to dying / Julie-Marie Strange -- Dying and philosophy / Geoffrey Scarre -- The art of dying / Clare Gittings -- Dying in Western literature / John Skelton -- Cinematic visions of dying / Fran McInerney -- Dying in Judaeo-Christian tradition / Douglas Davies -- Near-death experiences and deathbed visions / Bruce Greyson.