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    Thanatology: An Understanding of Death and Dying

    By Emmanuel U. Ojiaku

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    Thanatology, the description or study of death and dying and the psychological mechanisms of dealing with them. Thanatology is concerned with the notion of death as popularly perceived and especially with the reactions of the dying, from whom it is felt much can be learned about dealing with death’s approach.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateFeb 12, 2014
    ISBN9781304880703
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