num_pages: 1000
description: This title covers all aspects - biological, medical, social, sociological, psychological, cultural, religious, philosophical - of death and dying. The book also provides a historical perspective of death and dying through the ages. In almost all entries, the set gives ample coverage to non-US customs and attitudes, for example, in such articles as AIDS, funeral industry, infanticide, and suicide.
language: English
title: MacMillan Encyclopedia of Death
titlecomplete: MacMillan Encyclopedia of Death
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Macmillan Reference USA