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La mort

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Comment définir la mort ? Qu'est-ce que la mort biologique ? Quelles sont les modalités du " mourir " aujourd'hui ? Va-t-on vers une mort " maîtrisée " ? Comment notre société gère-telle le deuil ?
Penser la mort, c'est affronter la première des certitudes. La thanatologie étudie la mort dans ses composantes physiques, sociales, spirituelles, culturelles.
Paradoxalement, plus le savoir sur ce sujet s'accumule, plus celui-ci nous pose des questions auxquelles il est difficile de répondre. En questionnant notre rapport à la mort, c'est bel et bien l'esprit de notre époque et notre imaginaire collectif qui se révèlent.

127 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 23, 1947

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Louis-Vincent Thomas

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Louis-Vincent Thomas (20 May 1922 – 22 January 1994) was a French sociologist, anthropologist, ethnologist, and scholar whose specialty was Africa. He was the founder of thanatology. After having taught at Cheikh Anta Diop University, he became a sociology professor at Paris Descartes University.

His writings deal with socialism, burials, and systems of thought in sub-Saharan Africa. He conducted comparative studies on death in Western culture and African culture. He often denounced the idea that anthropology and sociology are separate areas of study.

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