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Loading... The Pagan Book of Living and Dying (1997)by Starhawk
None. Very useful book for Pagans who have to deal with death, have dealt with death, or are thinking about their own funeral and what they want for that. (  ) Samantha_kathy | Oct 5, 2009 |  Borrowed from library during hard time of mourning. It has a lot to say about grief from the pagan perspective. I need to buy a copy of this to re-read and use in practice. (  ) nilchance | Feb 17, 2009 | The only book of it's kind that I've ever seen, The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is a collection of essays, rituals, and poems from various pagan traditions which discuss pagan views of death, dying, and the afterlife. I encountered this book at work, and I read it. It is a harrowing, heartfelt thing, full of stories of people from many traditions who have had to deal with death in the most intimate and terrible of circumstances. I think that the spiritually inclined reader of any faith can find something to learn in this book. I recommend reading Sogyal Rinpoche's Tibetan Book of Living and Dying with this book. The two together make a very interesting pair. ( )1  alsatia | Jan 12, 2006 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0062515160, Paperback)The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is the pagan omnibus on death, much more than just a history of various cultural rituals and beliefs regarding death. This collection of essays, prayers, and songs is a living document that draws on the resources of today's entire pagan community and fills the void left by ancient sacramental rites lost over the centuries. Designed in such a way as to benefit both the leaders of the pagan community as well as the individual reader, The Pagan Book of Living and Dying encourages preparation under the obvious, but often neglected, understanding that death is seldom expected nor convenient but happens to everyone.The Pagan Book of Living and Dying discusses all aspects of death, from pagan thealogy (from thea meaning goddess, rather than theo meaning god) to the dying process itself, and it even covers sensitive subjects like helping children cope with death. Congenial essays such as Sharon Jackson's "Crash Course in Being Present with the Dying" and insightful perspectives like Diana Paxson's "Preliminary Thoughts Toward Midwifing Your Own Passage" offer a written spiritual resource for assisting and comforting the dying, and advice on facing one's own passage. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is simultaneously a practical guide, a comforting liturgy, and a new heritage that shows how to appreciate life through a closer relationship with death. --Brian Patterson (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:25:30 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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