Death is dealt with differently in cultures around the world, and there are ethical issues relating to death, such as martyrdom, suicide and euthanasia... 44 KB (6,096 words) - 11:58, 4 April 2024 |
between the "culture of life" and the "culture of death", there is need to develop a deep critical sense, capable of discerning true values and authentic... 28 KB (2,783 words) - 22:51, 13 April 2024 |
Symbols of death are the motifs, images and concepts associated with death throughout different cultures, religions and societies. Various images are used... 8 KB (1,011 words) - 15:12, 8 December 2023 |
Voodoo death, a term coined by Walter Cannon in 1942 also known as psychogenic death or psychosomatic death, is the phenomenon of sudden death as brought... 18 KB (2,449 words) - 02:43, 28 February 2024 |
A death rattle is noisy breathing that often occurs in someone who is near death. It is caused by an accumulation of fluids such as saliva and bronchial... 4 KB (406 words) - 04:56, 6 January 2024 |
human neurons have been recovered and grown in culture hours after clinical death. Brain failure after clinical death is now known to be due to a complex... 23 KB (2,619 words) - 01:36, 2 November 2023 |
viewed in contrast to other forms of culture such as folk culture, working-class culture, or high culture, and also from different academic perspectives... 56 KB (6,878 words) - 15:19, 25 April 2024 |
Other causes of death may also result in these effects, including fatal gunshots to the head, damage to major blood vessels, and violent death by poisoning... 9 KB (1,142 words) - 00:39, 2 April 2024 |
death anniversary (or deathday) is the anniversary of the death of a person. It is the opposite of birthday. It is a custom in several Asian cultures... 14 KB (1,526 words) - 10:55, 22 April 2024 |
A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death, which researchers describe as having similar... 70 KB (8,155 words) - 13:14, 9 April 2024 |
Youth culture refers to the societal norms of children, adolescents, and young adults. Specifically, it comprises the processes and symbolic systems that... 20 KB (2,501 words) - 13:53, 4 March 2024 |
. A death threat can be communicated via a wide range of media, among these letters, newspaper publications, telephone calls, internet blogs and e-mail... 5 KB (529 words) - 10:33, 10 April 2024 |
the second of three bells rung around death, the first being the passing bell to warn of impending death, and the last was the lych bell or corpse bell... 8 KB (1,015 words) - 08:33, 4 January 2024 |
declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths. An official death certificate is usually required... 9 KB (933 words) - 16:09, 10 April 2024 |
jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic... 14 KB (1,565 words) - 18:17, 6 February 2024 |
Shinigami (redirect from Death god (Japan)) (Japanese: 死神, lit. 'kami of death') are kami that invite humans toward death in certain aspects of Japanese religion and culture. Shinigami have been described... 13 KB (1,570 words) - 16:33, 9 April 2024 |
categories of legal death are death determined by irreversible cessation of heartbeat (cardiopulmonary death), and death determined by irreversible cessation... 19 KB (2,247 words) - 03:10, 6 February 2024 |
Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain... 24 KB (2,785 words) - 19:59, 16 April 2024 |
Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced... 35 KB (2,651 words) - 11:17, 25 March 2024 |
The Black Death (1346–1353) had great effects on the art and literature of medieval societies that experienced it. Although contemporary chronicles are... 12 KB (1,721 words) - 00:29, 11 July 2023 |