Natural Death and the Noble Savage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Walter (0000-0001-9571-5225, University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 237-248 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/1lvw-rgn1-f55q-9up4 |
| OpenAlex | W1976573958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 17 |
The belief that dying and grieving are natural processes is widely held in modern palliative and bereavement care. The article examines four assumptions often made in this connection: 1) that most primitive cultures deal with death in an accepting way, 2) that this way is different from our own, 3) that it is a good and noble way, and 4) that traditional societies see death as natural. These assumptions are not clearly supported by evidence; they draw their plausibility from the myth of the noble savage. Humane approaches to dying and grieving today should be grounded not in mythical notions of the natural, but in the on-going project to develop ways of dying and grieving appropriate to our own time and place
Archaeology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Good death · Mythology · Natural (archaeology · Natural death · Palliative care · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Grief across cultures
Ashes and Flowers
The practice of medical technology
A new model of grief
The Politics of Grief and Continuing Bonds With the Dead
Spiritual Bonds to the Dead in Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspective
Three ways to arrange a funeral
Contemplating a career in death and dying- an interview with Tony Walter
Ancestor Worship in Japan
Death Positivity in America
Death and Dreams
Utilizing Symbolic Interactionism to Assist People with Mental Retardation during the Grieving Process
In one's own time
Managing Emotions, Intimacy, and Relationships in a Volunteer Search and Rescue Group
Emotion in Archaeology
Grief narratives
Dying in country
African religions & philosophy
Inventing the American way of death, 1830-1920
The Revival of Death
Bereavement and Health
The myths of coping with loss.
Coping with Bereavement
The social reality of religion
Celebrations of Death
Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Death, Dying and Disposal
Death and the Regeneration of Life
Settling the Spirit
Grief and mourning in cross-cultural perspective
Risk society
Death in the new age
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2022 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |