Meaning of death: an exploration of perception of elderly in a Bangladeshi Village
Includes bibliographical references (page 313).
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10361-51922019-09-30T03:01:40Z Meaning of death: an exploration of perception of elderly in a Bangladeshi Village Joarder, Taufique Cooper, Alicia Zaman, Shahaduz James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Bangladesh Death End-of-life care Gerontology Medical anthropology Includes bibliographical references (page 313). This article was published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology [© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York] and the definite version is available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24962877 The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death among the elderly in a Bangladeshi community, and to understand how the meaning of death affects one’s overall well-being. Understandings of death were explored through the explanations respondents provided on the journey of the soul during lifetime and the afterlife, concepts of body-soul duality, and perceived “good” and “bad” deaths. The relationship to well-being was expressed in terms of longevity, anxiety/acceptance of death, and preferred circumstances for death. Seven in-depth interviews and one informal discussion session provided the bulk of the data, while Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools, including daily routines and body mapping, supplemented our findings. Elderly members of the community had very specific ideas about the meaning of death, and provided clear explanations regarding the journey of the soul, drawing on ideas of body-soul duality to substantiate claims. Due to long coexistence fusion of Hindu and Muslim ideas around death was found. Anxiety/fear of death was associated with some secular issues, on the contrary the perception of longevity was found linked with spirituality. Insights revealed from this study of subtle differences in the perceptions regarding issues around death may aid the policy makers develop effective end-of-life interventions. Taufique Joarder Alicia Cooper Shahaduz Zaman Published Published 2016-04-27T11:28:22Z 2016-04-27T11:28:22Z 2014 2014-06-25 Article Joarder, T., Cooper, A., & Zaman, S. (2014). Meaning of Death: An Exploration of Perception of Elderly in a Bangladeshi Village. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 29(3), 299–314. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9237-6 1573-0719 01693816 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5192 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9237-6 en https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24962877 BRAC University Journals are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 16 pages application/pdf |
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