Böcker av Peter C. Jupp

The fifteen essays gathered in this book probe the multi-facetted role of death in Scottish history and culture. They explore personal fears of death, anxieties about Predestination, prayers for the dead and the appeal of Spiritualism

The emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms suggests that organised religions have failed. This book explores and disputes this thesis in ways that mark important critical divisions. It explores the relationship of spirituality to the visual, individualism, gender, identity politics, education and cultural capital.

Since the construction of death mores has social implications, a major element of the book is an examination of the way in which groups and individuals employ specific representations of mortality in order to generate meaning and purpose for life and death.