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Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice Palliative Care -- Religious Understandings of a Good Death in Hospice Palliative Care -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Religious Understandings of a Good Death -- Chapter 1: Cicely Saunders and the Development of Hospice Palliative Care -- Chapter 2: "Like a Ripe Fruit Separating Effortlessly from Its Vine" Religious Understandings of a Good Death: Hinduism -- Chapter 3: Welcoming an Old Friend: Buddhist Perspectives on Good Death -- Chapter 4: Muslim Perspectives on a Good Death in Hospice and End‑of‑Life Care -- Chapter 5: Tradition and Change in Jewish Ideals Regarding a "Good" Death -- Chapter 6: Dying Well in Christianity -- Chapter 7: Chinese Religions and Hospice Care -- Part II: Case Studies -- Chapter 8: Buddhist Hospice Care in Thailand -- Chapter 9: The Ugandan Way of Living and Dying -- Chapter 10: Punjabi Extended Family Hospice Care -- Chapter 11: Seeking Physical, Cultural, Ethical, and Spiritual "Safe Space" for a Good Death: The Experience of Indigenous Peoples in Accessing Hospice Care -- Chapter 12: Caring for Children in Hospice and Palliative Care: The Spiritual/Religious Dimension -- Chapter 13: Interfaith Chaplaincy in Hospice Palliative Care -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Index.

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