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    rom biological to religious

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    List o Figures and able page

    List o Contributors

    Preace and Acknowledgments x

    1 D, A, L D: Lw M 1

    Rita Astuti

    2 D S, M, B 19Paul L. Harris

    3 A P L: M F L (?) 41

    Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

    4 D L C 61Margaret M. Mahon

    5 k C D E S 98Victoria alwar

    6 R B 116Miriam McCormick

    7 T F: C W JH I R! 133

    Michael Schleier

    8 Hw Lw C I U D 156Ray Madof

    Index 187

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    , rpl: I c . H r ,

    r pl.

    rm pll, crl, rc, clr r l k

    k cl vv lk ml. W rl

    br bck vll, mll rp b r r , -

    r mm b rll kll b r (c. ,

    2000). b pc r l, pk , blck

    rl, rc m p, pll ck, r l,

    c ; , r r m-

    cl plcl cvr. Er r r m,

    m b r cr l pr rmc mm

    rl rpp p, rvl r, l, r vl r.

    r rm l ll-b r l rl

    l rr.

    Cr clr r pr vr r lr kll ccr.

    r prl mv b p m m r m, b r l clrl c b prc . W

    lr bll kll prv m r rl ll-rpc

    lr, clr rr r r lr

    ccr. p rc rp rm c r,

    rk l xpl xcrm, mrvl m

    r c mc, r l .

    I m c vr cl cr , p-

    cll ml, prv clr r mrl blm crc cr r blcl c

    cqc : c b brk bl

    mc vr cmp, c c ll

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    c mk l pbl.3 M rr c

    mrc r r bl clr crc

    v m c rm vbl fr .

    Lcll, r r clr, v cr r bl lv rl c

    ppl lk cr, r m , rr b r -

    r, cl j mpl lr c: ppl c

    r, , v r. I, clr -

    rc blcl cqc cl cl ml-

    cv, ml, prcpl cpc rm

    vbl m cr. Y r clr cm

    rpr vr br lr mc rvv. I r r, bl r r prpr-

    cr r kl r rc

    blcl cqc . , l m ll b c

    Vz clr c cp lr b cr,

    k m r bv j b pvl brb-

    rm l cvr b rm pr, b l b

    cvl qvl rk b br, rl,

    bll rk .

    Hvr, clr crc r kl cr

    v l lr . ll , clr r cm-

    pl pbl xc fr , b b r

    r vr r rm j mmr vr

    r pr lr.

    They ee Dead ut They ae out o the ound

    xpl b Hrr (Cpr 2), mr clr ( v) l ( v-

    ) l prcp r l pl

    r (prm m k blcl pm), l

    r l r l mb r (prm m k

    r crl xc). B l clr r

    v rrv mpl: Wr b c

    3 Gv r prr pprc ml, prp rpr , kb c br , m clr (68 prc) v v vkm cr c ppl c , r m, l-, ck r c ck k, r j mpl ppl.

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    r b bl cv/ml c, r

    mr lkl j c c r pl

    r r mb r.

    clr lk l clr f r jm,vr, rvl l jm rr vbl

    c bl c r cl r c-

    , r clr r. I r r, crl prm m

    clr, b l, mr lkl rb prll rk b

    c. r l qlv rc l

    clr pr r jm bl c l b v-

    bl fr . Wvr l m c jm, pl

    xpl m b rrc rvvl c angatse. Frxmpl, -r-r-l m r q r

    c mc b ll b , b

    m b ll . Ev mr xplcl,

    -r-l m r q r r rk

    b r rr b (.., crp) r

    rk, b rr pr r r r rk.

    , c l, c jm r bl prpr r

    m lrl, plcl , bc r r-

    r rb pcl b b mmrl pr.

    B cr, r vc clr j c

    m m vbl bl c m r l-

    rl . O cr, c l rcl clr l pc

    r r rrr mmrl pr r pcl b

    , l, vc r rl rm l.

    Nl, vrl rml cvr I clr vll

    r mll rp v m r blv v pr-

    rvvl fr rb plpbl vbl b crv , lk l crp, k, lk b l.

    Clr rb pcl b lkl r

    vr pplr r ml b olo vokatsy,

    ppl , fr v b br, cm bck l.

    r b olo vokatsycrb pp r

    ppl: r br l r ; fr ppl

    v lf cmr, rl rmv p r

    c, xpl rp c pr, olo vokatsy p lk . Sc ppl r pcll rjc b r ml r

    cc mrbl l , rm r rc

    l r, r r vll l lfvr rc

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    r p. I , r l rczbl bc mll b

    r rp cl.

    Prcbl, r r l vr bc r, c cl-

    r rc cll, mx r xcm l r rl m cr. I l b

    Vz l r qll c bolo vokatsy, ml

    r r xc r b v mlv

    m r , r b rr r ppl r-

    xprc c ll- cr ppl. Er , bv

    l olo vokatsy, r vbl, mrl b r not m

    mmrl pr , angatse, c rm , lk

    , ck r, k prc rm.M , b cr, c rm lv r

    m clr. , vr I k m xpl r

    angatse rr , I r rcv rm k r r lvl

    crp ppl r r r rc r l

    r, l p rm vll r, k, r ,

    ll olo vokatsy. Clr crcrz

    pp r cr p m rc-

    . ml, clr r cl rc xc r

    r rcp, prbbl bc, , m-

    lv r r prmr m vrc cmr. Nl,

    r k b m prb q, m clr p

    v m rczbl crp olo vokatsy. Fr xmpl, I k

    -r-l rl r ppl r r

    pk r bl, rpl N, r, bc

    r r r pl p. I k r r ppl

    r m, r xmpl rm, rc, r m. S rpl

    N, , b ll r r lk r lf-vr rc bolo vokatsy.

    rc, v-r-l Brk ll r

    rc b angatse olo vokatsy. I xcp-

    l, v bl xpl r pr .

    p- cvr I m cmprr

    r b b-- rv b

    rlz angatse, lk olo vokatsy, r vbl. , r

    -r-l l m c angatse bc r (c olo vokatsypcll r rc ), x-

    r v-r-l l m c angatse bc

    r lk r mv b b r vbl .

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    rr rl , c br r

    clr r mr lkl l rb pcl prpr

    c mb c. bc, prm

    k crll, clr br m m k, r,v olo vokatsyrr m mmrl angatse c

    r, rbl, mc r l

    mv ( v-r-l ). Hvr, m

    clr br m, r kl b cr, l

    cpbl, vr r rm l.

    onusion Dont Know, e ee een Dead

    W cr Vz clr cm k m prpr-

    pr rvv fr , cql, ppl

    rm cvl vlv lv r c, rck b

    c Vz l ll rr rm c r clr

    pp fr . rl, clr k r , lrl -

    r p cr theirr frl. Wr rl

    crcv prc clr k v ll rvv

    fr , r lr rc ppl c cm

    bck l, b ll. B r l rlz m c

    ppl cp rm r b r , b c-

    r xc mb b prl pr.

    Hv cm r r, I ccl b k crcl

    lk mp m l, ml Vz l

    r rl m l r bl b clr

    lck r vlrbl cl c r clr

    b cr. W cr m l l cr-

    b kl cl rr r clr. I cr rplcl lrk, cmpll rc r cr-

    c, bc r rk m b mk pclr.

    Crc, vr, c b b rc mp, I

    rc rlz I b cmb rl rpc m-

    mpl xprml l c rv.

    Fr xmpl, l prcp rvl

    , p cx, c mm p r, v c-

    rr rpr pp ppl fr blv ll rvv and angatse rvv ( & Hrr,

    2008; Hrr, Cpr 2). Mrvr, l j m-

    c l rvv vr mbr c

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    m rm vbl fr (r rm ll v ml

    prpr r prb l ). I r r, r rmrk-

    bl ll rm b xcl rvvl angatse l,

    c bl rvvl pprpr b rppl cmp vr prl crc rpr

    pp fr .

    Y v r m r b mc rc

    mp. Fr bcm ppr cr rml

    cvr r prk b rv m l

    l vr v rpr frl. r, m lr

    clrl p l m k b cr b, r

    cmmc, , . W pr b m rllq, rl lr, v vc mlv,

    m p, rc b , cm p

    r r (r, prp, rm brr r b

    I pprc r rlr). Y r xcp. M

    ppl r rcl k xc cr j,

    xcl angatse c lv, r rm r cr

    vcl r r rv, . Sm r r, v kp-

    cl vc, r r rl prc cr cc

    rl v p b r: I k, I v vr b .

    I r m c kl cl cvl b

    mpr clr, v l r mv . br

    m m l p b pvl rl rl r

    cr r kp lv clr l m: mc r-

    c p r v bc p rr

    cr p ppl, clr cl, rm cm r

    cll lk r , rk, lr m. W

    pp, c prrm crrc c, crrc l, crrc r r

    r m. c r prcp br m vr r-

    prl rpr r vr m rr

    m rcr rl. rmrkbl cv-

    m, b Blc (2005) cll rc. ppl r

    , r lkl p pcl r b r cr

    b cr b, r cmmc, ,

    . I, r vr , vr l m ,r l mlv .

    B , l r cr, plc r r,

    v r rrc. l prv cr xcbl clr

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    rc b ll mpr m xc vbl

    prl r plc v pr

    rr l.4 , l rl r , clr ll

    vll crc r l b llmv m b r mc mr .

    Anowedgents

    rrc c ppr b ppr b Ecmc

    Scl rc Ccl, U (rc Fllp 000271254,

    20025). I k vllr B, l clr, r

    ll m lr r m. k S Epr j m prc Mrc Blc r c

    cm.

    Reeenes

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    Blc, M. (2005). Essays on cultural transmission. L Scl EcmcMrp Scl rpl,75, Oxr: Br.

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    32, 173190.

    4 I k Pl L. Hrr r p m.

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    d gm v ddd d dvg

    d. O d, d v b vd

    bg m v d vb

    y. Adg v, b d bk g,

    d gv dvm mv d bjv dd-

    g. m bv gy dd ,

    yk gz. M y, d v b vd

    g d g v d.

    Idd, m vg v ggd yg d -

    y dd m d. O

    d gy dd d d

    m b mmy. I

    , m m d dv-

    g d b zd xvy bg

    m. I mb v d m.

    I g gm mk m b

    ddg d d b d. W dd,v, x

    bg d d g

    x md y dvd d. I db

    d g x d d dd

    g.

    I d by dg m dg. I k -

    d d dd d d d d y g

    d, d y dy k bdy d md by d d b d

    m d.

    2

    S, Mdg, d Byd

    Paul L. Harris

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    vm yg v bd d g bg-

    d: vy vg bg m vy d; vby dd, m bk ; d

    mv m v . V

    d d gvy md b

    g d y (Ky,2001; S & B, 1992). d

    dvg kdg b g bdy y ky

    q bg ddg. Sg d

    g d k b dd

    g g b gzg vby, vby, d m m d (Sg, Jk, &

    y, 1999). Mv, d gv x b

    yd by v g, g d vby,

    vby, d vy d (Sg & y, 2003).

    T dg d d k k

    . Ty gdy d v bv yk

    ddg m. I , dg

    Sg . (1999) d ddg -

    my dd g d z bdy dd

    y v m

    v g, bg, mby, d .

    by d dvg

    d, mm gg ky

    kg dm. Svy d b

    mm mg d N Am d W E. Mv,

    b g d v dd

    (Gy & , 1999). By m, m dv-m, d d m dg

    bg d m m mmy b.

    Idd, d v b vd g d b

    d, gv

    bvd g (B, S, , g, & Yg, 1996; Wm &

    W, 1987).

    Chilrens cceptance of Conflictin estion

    W m g dg md, vd v-

    d v-y-d S d ( & Gmz, 2005). T

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    d dg b m

    Mdd. I my S, dv b d

    gzd by b . T, d vg x

    g . A m m, d gg g d.

    d gv . E y dbd d

    gd, d dd d gdd

    dd d. b my,

    dd m y. T d y dd v

    b bvd gdd d d xd

    g d d d v gd

    d gd dd. By , ydd v b bvd gdd d

    kdgd g d d d, b

    ddd gd Gd. T dd

    d d x kg b d: md

    x, g y d, d g x, g

    by . T x -

    x d m d d d bg

    m d d d mm

    . T ky q d d y

    v y x -

    vy d dy d , ddg x

    d.

    b , d kd y

    v d g gd-

    d. Sm q vvd x m

    bdy , xm: y k y k? O q

    vvd x m m , xm: yk yg? W d d mg b g

    m v y dd -

    d g d bdy .

    d dyd vy ym . F, g

    g dy y m d d

    d, dy dby g mg yg d

    d d. T, b m d gd-

    y d bg d dg v d q. W d bd

    mvy, y gy dy by

    y g d. Sd, d v y x. I

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    x d y, b yg d d d

    ky y g d, b x

    y, y . Fy, v

    g d y y d j d, d dyd q-d . Ty m ky dy d -

    g bdy y, , d dy

    d g d m g d

    g.

    A b, d kd y mm

    g bdy ( g) d vd jy jdgm.

    Smy, y kd mm g md (

    g) d jy jdgm. T q j dd -dd : Wy bdy/md

    kg (d k ym). d yy jd m

    md bdy g d bg m,

    xm: I , bdy y ; I dd, -

    g k; B dd d bdy dg

    y k . By , y yy jd m

    md bdy d g m, by -

    g Gd, v, vv m

    , xm: I v vyg k v dd.

    Gd d gv y ; T k kg; T

    d k kg.

    W dd mb, d jdgm b md

    d bdy d bq j d b d

    d : bg y md md

    bdy g kd d jd m bg m; -

    g y md md bdy kd d

    jd m g m; d, y, d m d j dd g,

    y d j .

    Fg 2.1 g yg d d d dyg

    ddg y x d

    y kg b bdy md.

    I Fg 2.1 d . F,

    g g vd. A md yg d, d d

    m ky d g d ky d bg- . Sd, d g m q

    x y d y. Fy, m q

    md bdy.

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    T mg b d g y: T bg

    d dd mg yg d y

    y k b bdy x d y. By -

    , g d dd mg d d

    y y k b md x y.

    I xm Fg 2.1 -m b

    d g-m b m m

    . I m dvm, bg md by g md m

    yg d d d bb

    .

    I , v, m dvm g

    k . T mgd y - y. N

    d gv y mk m d jy m

    d g v:

    bdy x , d md x . T, y gv d,

    d k y () y dd bg

    ; () y dd g ;

    0%

    20%

    40%

    60%

    80%

    100%

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    Religious

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    Biological

    0%

    20%

    40%

    60%

    80%

    100%

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    Religious

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    Biological

    fiure 2.1. g yg ( ) d d ( ) ddyg y bg, y g, , Sy ( v ) d y (Bdy

    v Md).

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    () dd b b d xm,

    dd bg dg bdy x

    d y b dd g dg md

    x y.

    Fg 2.2 bkd. I vd

    mb d y d bg d

    g. v, b mb d y

    d g g. Id, mb d

    d b y . I d, q

    g d m b d d d

    bg . By m, gm

    dbd dd d d, b

    m , y d d.

    Ag d gd Mdd vd db

    m d dy d b xg

    d, d b bjd d v md vdy d. F, g g dd y . S, d b gd

    d d d b d y mg v dd -

    y g , , mvd d . O v,

    x b m,

    dy g g dvm. T d -

    d d mmy

    b Gd, v, d mm dd. vby,

    d mmy - mmy, xm jdgm mg b d.

    W md, A d (2008) dd -

    d x Mdd dy mg Vz Mdg.

    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    Younger Older

    Biological

    Both

    Religious

    fiure 2.2. g yg d d d dyg bg, g , b.

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    A dbd 1 by R A, Vz mm g-

    Mdg m ,

    v. T dd v

    dm dmdg d, dk, d -k mb; dd by y v, y mk , v m m

    bg d, v d. T Vz k

    g g d d

    k mm mb, b d k

    m y m vg. T, g Vz d bb

    d v, y d bv . Mv,

    k , y m d d

    . T d, gy, d bd.

    T v d Vz m

    d Mdd, b b md. F xm,

    d y, y dbd m d m

    k d k vd j d

    v . I y, mb y dbd m

    dd m dd by gdd, dm

    m b d v md mb. T,

    Mdd, dd gy

    d md y d

    mm d d mb y.

    I bjv - dy, g g

    xdd. A g d gg m g

    v y (m g = v y, g m) md

    g d gg m vy- y (m g =

    y-v y). I Mdd dy, -

    d y y. Ad, y d qm d Mdd b b dd.

    I ky , md by Vz d d d d

    d b md Mdd. T, v dy

    y m d d. Nv, dy,

    v y x. Ty m ky

    m d d x y

    x mb y. I dd, y m ky m

    bdy d d md m .R Mdd d d ky yg

    d m v b bdy d m

    d d d. A m g g d

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    Mdg, b m mbd. Ad ky

    d m m d d, b g g

    qy ky m bdy d d. Mv,

    y vd g g m

    m m . M

    y, d d d qy ky m

    -bd m (g, g, g gy)

    d, b d m ky d m gv

    d m (kg, mmbg, d mg -

    d) d. I m, dy d b

    bdy d m

    m vd mg d, d y m-

    q bvy d y

    bdy .

    O q g y Vz -

    k b . A y d b kd b -

    d v v j dbd, y kdb d my b gy -

    d Eg bdy, md, d . A mg b xd, gv

    , d y d

    mb y m ky m y d

    d. I dd, v, y dd mg

    , mg bdy m ky

    md, d md m ky

    . A Fg 2.3 , d mg y bv mg d.

    I mmy, dg Mdg md d xdd

    d b d Mdd. F, Vz

    0

    25

    50

    75

    100

    Children Adults

    Body

    Mind

    Spirit

    fiure 2.3. g Vz d d d mg bdy, md, d.

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    v y x m m y S d.

    I b g, y b d d md

    vkd d d d k m m v

    d. By , y ggd d d d d m v

    d. Sd, b g g dy

    dg b md d bdy m g bdy

    g d, md . T d m Mdg

    d dd d . F,

    m bv mg d d, d m bv

    m kg d mmbg -

    k g d g dy dd bdy g.Sd, g by S d,

    x qg vd Vz y d Vz

    y ky d g

    md bdy.

    Svyg dg d, d vy -

    d mkd d g g d g.

    I b S d Mdg, djd y x.

    A, b g, g g -

    y m md bdy . Fm,

    d mg d Mdg b

    d bg d. B

    ddg y x.

    m dg d. F, d d d

    k vy v x d d. Ty

    m q dy ddg x. I -

    b k, , y v xg b. Sd,

    g b v g k bdy d md dy. W d d m

    m? I d by g d m y by x

    g b b ? Avy, d

    y gv m y yg d v

    b y xd y g g?

    Coeistence

    A dbd, djd m b y

    g d ddg y x. O b x-

    g d

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    y v j d g gd. Ty

    mz x d

    y d y x mb y.O v, y g b. Id,

    y yg g xd m. T

    dbg vdy . F, Mdd d -

    d m ky yg d dy b g

    d bg . Y d my kg d

    d v, d mg b xd d

    g. S, -gm b. g

    g qy mvd d, b d d my b g v x. T d g

    g bvd S. Adgy, d m Mdg -

    y m g d y. I Mdg, d

    d v y x. v,

    gv gdg q v d m-

    y g d b Vz m d ,

    ky bvd jdgm m y x

    , y mg d, md by d

    d kdg x. Id, m m ky

    , d y d , g

    b jdgm b mv b.

    Gv , b xd? A b x-

    vydy kg my md vdg gd

    . O v, d zd d y b

    vy d gm d b

    d. O d, g m dy--dy

    xg : d, dmd k, v-g my. T dd g vg g b-

    mmd d g g. Fm md v,

    d gdd bg m b mk

    v dd v. T vg

    dd , mmb d . O d,

    g-m d y dy--dy gy. T dd

    d, b b ,

    gd, d by. Fm v, dd mbg : m b dy,

    d , m vg, d m

    vg my vy b d. g d

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    y dg d vd. Nv, y

    m b dd dvd

    dvd gy, b dg

    k.Gv dy vkd d g-

    m x, ky d m g y

    yg . F xm, x d

    y, k dyg d

    vg. T md m d. W g m

    d d, vg d by d

    b bd, md, dd . Fm v,

    d y dd g ,d g yg. By , x

    mb y, d mk, my dg

    dd d, d vydy m .

    Fm v, mk b

    m y v bd d .

    T, g m , xm, dd

    g b m b b gdd dy,

    ky y d. I

    . T mvd d

    gdd d m g. T Gd,

    v, mg my b b .

    T bd dg gdg

    x-dv m d m. T m

    m my b vd d d d, d d-

    v v bg b

    d. d, xm, ddy AIS. g

    d Gm (2008) v vd d d d S A vy k AIS y vg -

    m: y md, v bb mxg

    bd d, d k bg b by mv .

    A d, b md vk

    v ddg y x. A d xm-

    , d y kg b y. My d

    x g m .

    A m m, y z m m dy. Tyvk m m dv (Ev, 2008). k g,

    dg d d k b x-

    d, , d g

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    y gv mm x d

    mm x bd dv .

    dg x, y vk b md x-

    , b b x d x g, bv d mby xd.

    Dualis

    Tg v, b Mdd d Mdg,

    m ky m y md

    bdy. W d d m m? T

    b y. F, d mg m y v yg d. Ty mg d v. O

    v, d x yg d d d v b

    y b mmy b . A d

    by v , x

    y mz gy dm-

    , mg d m d

    . O v, d d bm gy

    vd dvm d m dd d

    b mmy gdg , b d

    b b m kg yg d. Td, b

    d vb v y dd b b-

    d d dd by v . I

    , d d b vd y dd, b

    d bm gy d d

    dvm.

    W y b d m Mdd d

    Mdg? T d m Mdg vd v vd d b md d bdy dvm. R

    g b d d d dd b md d bdy,

    d m vd mg d d, -

    y m v yy kg, mm-

    bg, d mg d. Idd, md d, d

    m d mv byd m dm d d

    b bdy, md, d . T dvm g my -

    v d y m . v d d md by d y, -

    vy, v b d d y -

    y d dm md by d y.

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    Bm (2004) d x

    y y d dm. v g gm.

    F, v b y k d y b y k y-

    g b g b mmy, d dy d md : m, y bd d

    bg. I ddg bv m bd,

    vk v y . F xm, y m -

    y bj g g my x m

    d bj vb m vy.

    By , ddg bv bg, vk

    yg . F xm, y m bj

    mv k m d d g.Ty dy mvg bj md -

    mvm gdd by yg d d.

    Gd d xy ym, Bm d v

    bb d d dm.

    v, bm gm.

    Sy kg, d m bv md -

    dd bdy d my v vv bdy. T,

    d dgd by m b b m

    . Admdy, my b d x bv

    m bj d y m bv bg. Y

    dg d . T bm

    d md-dy m. Uk d,

    m dd bdy d, m y,

    b. , b , m

    . v, m my x bv -

    m y bj dg d m bv

    m bg, dg m bg. Ag m -mby bv b y bj, my d

    by y, d m y x

    m dv b m dd

    b b y qv y x

    dv bv m m bj. I ,

    d dd by b b m b m-

    . T m vk x

    y m bj d d d x y m bg y mb d

    d m. Smy,

    bb vk ( d v y) d

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    v d, g bj d

    (-d v ygy) d d k by g-

    dd g d bb d m

    . Ty my vk x ym g-dd m d x m

    m m bj, b d mmm

    dm.

    O mg k dd Bm g y. Bb

    qd md , m bj d

    bg. T md d d-

    m, b y d mk b. S b b

    y b vg d md - d bg d. T bm d vg-

    . I m md mk dm

    b y y mb dm,

    I d g m g mm, xd . I

    m g, my md d

    dm b d d d mm, d

    m x. Wy xy? I mg k x

    gd: d y v ym m

    bj (v y) kg b bdy, y y

    v ym bg (v ygy) kg

    b md. , y d d . v, gd

    x dddy mb. I dg b d-

    m bdy. Admdy, m bdy m

    bj d mm xm, d

    bdy vk v y x dm. v, m

    mvm m bdy yg

    m g d x, y v y d bb dy g bv m m-

    bj. I , kg v yg

    mg x m k m bd d m

    dy d my d dd y .

    Bm d gm y d dm

    x dd . g By

    (2001), : Idd, b d m -

    , v b bd m bd gd, mm y (. 149). T , v, v

    d v dmbdd -

    md by z. F, ,

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    d d d m y bdy

    md d. Nv, y d

    v, d S dd bdy

    y md m . Smy, d mb v Mdg, d d d dd m

    bdy y md

    . Sd, d b mmy ,

    v y d mg my dmbdd

    . Fmy mmb x d gz . T

    g v g. T v . Mk md dy

    v Captain Stormfelds Visit to Heaven

    m v v mk v bdy j - djm bd (, 2004). Td, y y-

    y x v y md

    b d m bdy, b m g

    dy yzd d dbd (Bv, 2010). F xm,

    Sd mg, gdy dd b d, d

    my v m bdy, b -

    by v . I m, v d

    mg x dm m y b k

    k mm . W y v

    d v k mg , dd y

    , bd m . I ky ,

    y m d mbdd y d

    my y bm g.

    Bm d gm d y dd gg

    d kg b y y dd y my

    m md m b mgy

    q bdy. I , v, y vb vd yg d v gd d b g m-

    mm. F xm, J (1990; Sdy 1) kd

    yg d k b m b : g

    b d by d. A g q,

    g g b v d v y. Fv-y-d -

    qy md g d bv d m

    g q d (.g., v g y

    md; mmb bg g; k g). Oy v-y-dymy md g d q bv d m

    d g (.g., v g

    bd; mmb bg d; k d). I m dy,

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    Gd, Gm, d Sz (1999) kd d b

    b b m d . T dg d

    d by J (1990). Kdg d

    d d ymy zd d d g m g d mm.

    A b x g g v-y-d

    b d kg, b b mm -

    md d d m b d y

    k b - gv b, y dd

    g m. O gm, v-y-d d d b

    y vd m md b

    . y, d b m m d Bm d y d v md

    y d m bdy. xm by, v,

    q, d (2005) gv v- d v-y-d

    vvd mg b md

    bdy. m mgd. F, xd, d

    dd b g q md md

    b . Nv, v-y-d dd m y

    v-y-d. F xm, y b -d v-y-d

    y d dy q b md

    -q v-y-d b d . I m,

    g d d b g kd m-

    m xd by m, K, d b Gmm m

    bg kgy md bdy m, , g

    yg d v dy gg m. F

    m, dj md d bdy d dd.

    N md gm g Bm d-

    v, b, y , y y d g yg d d. T m d y b

    m yg d k md

    dd bdy d . Ivg v bd d

    b y. F, y v kd d v m-

    b b b. Sd, y v kd

    vy yg d my v vd y g -

    m g dd bdy

    d.Bm (2004) yg d v vy md

    b m . F xm, v- d x-y-d d

    ymy z b y m m

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    (.g., kg gbbg mg), vy (.g., gg

    bkg), dd (.g., g d g)

    (J & Wm, 1982). T md

    b v mg d yg d dm m d b vy y v.

    I , d mg b -

    m d. M y, yg d

    mg m m vy v g b vy

    m m . v, y m dg

    d ddg b v m md d

    g . Yg d , , my

    b md by b m vy. R, y v b.

    W d gg m v y g kd

    b dd yy gv kg d

    mmbg y gd, v g, b dd

    (J & Wm, 1882; Sd 1 d 2). Idd, dy gg

    kdg, j v -y-d d m v-

    y-d q ym mg b dd g-

    v kg d mmbg (J & Wm, 1882;

    Sdy 3). T m . F, y

    yg d m bg -dgd d. Ty m

    b dd g-d kg v y

    z vvm g d g

    m kg d bkg. Sd,

    d d g b v

    b b d d d

    d. M y, d (md) dm d m

    k m v b d, d m bv g d g b, gv d

    dd m b g, kg d mmbg

    , gv dd b . I , v, yg

    d d dd d d k vy m

    b d. Ty y d k-

    g d mmbg mb b b g .

    I , y db b d b

    b b d b b d. Ty gz b dd gv k kg d mmbg,

    b y m gv d. By

    m, d y d b b md d

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    b, m bg md

    by Bm, my gd vdd y k b

    b .

    I mmy, Bm gm d g b, y b m

    d, b d bk y -

    y d dm. Nv, v m vd v

    b d by Bg d g. Ug

    y b d m, y qd kdg

    d my d b v d

    d d (Bg & Bjkd, 2004). A

    d, b g g yy jdgd v bg bdy m b , xm, d

    d d d. By , d d y

    m m xm, v m

    g g m d d. I - dy

    dd S d dg

    b , vy m mgd, v d

    dg md y m

    d dg (Bg, dz B,

    & Bjkd, 2005).

    Bg . (2005) d m g

    m: y y d dm m d

    by Bm (2004) d mg m g v

    m d b y v -

    . O d, d gg bg kdg gd-

    y dm d m v . O

    d, x g g v

    d m m . T, Bg v d y g

    d d xg d .

    k g, v d d by Bg d g

    vv. T yg d d kdg d

    gd m x y g. S mg m

    q d dm d, m y, m-

    yg vv d. v, mj

    v. Bg d Bjkd (2004) Am d yd y d y xy g m (.g., v, Gd, ),

    b S d (Bg ., 2005) d vm

    d vg by y dd

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    d x y md m.

    By m, d vm d m kg

    b d, v dg kdg y. I d,

    m d kdg dy y d m b d. Ev y kdg-

    , y my b d by d m b d. Idd,

    b m y y d, -

    d S N Am b xd d d b

    d, d d mg d b y

    d, y y yg . mg

    m b?

    F, g kdg d S d N Am my dd -d dd q dd

    ky m mg d my gd

    bd g b d , my mmb,

    m k mmd mmy. W y b d

    g b d y bg y m-

    . F xm, y y b d dd gd-

    m dd d mmb m g d

    m. M ky, d b vd k b d m

    m dd. Idd, b g

    m m m

    bvm d g dbd 4 by Mg M.

    N v d gy k

    . Id, d b vd mmb q

    y v, d

    dd bm. I d b g -

    d d, b d, v d m

    my bg , dd d mv, b,, dy y g d

    m g, d, d g

    d d d m .

    T y mk d. F, m yg d

    b y d d y yg-

    dd bg vg.

    d, xm, q d by Bg d -

    g b dd m: v Mm? T qvkd y dd y dg d j mg

    kdg. T mjy my d d v

    mjy d md m d byd d.

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    By , d d d k ky y m

    d dy, m-g g.

    T d d d xd k

    b dd b ky dy d .d, xm, yg d gg Vz mmy.

    Ag y my b dg b m d , y

    gv m b m. Idd, dbd by R

    A 1, d bv dg yg d

    b d . A m m, Vz d

    bv bg d mv. Ty ky

    b , bd, x kd d x

    . T, yg Vz d ky dd y d m bv v mvm, bg,

    d ; b y ky v y g

    byd mb y d mmy, my

    . x, Vz d gd v d v

    y g vd b d bd d d

    (A & , 2008). A d dbd , y

    kd mx q b x v bdy

    d m q d d. T dg -

    . T y d kg by g g. T

    , v, g g. T yg d d ym-

    y y kd b m bdy . T

    v-y-d, d, md m d

    d, d y md m j m

    bdy .

    I mmy, d d d m ky x m

    d bdy . T d dy

    , yg, m bv mg d d, dg g. By , vy yg d

    y d d d. T my b

    mg yg d E d N Am, b

    d mg yg Vz d. By m, y

    bb gv d, b d x ,

    d , b mmy.

    Conclusion

    By gg byd d dvg g bg y

    b d b , v j

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    ddg d ddg d, v

    ddg gv dvm. I d

    .

    N S Mdg vd mgg g d d dg b-

    g . Id, x. M

    gv dvm d

    dm xm dm y, v d b

    by , y d b -

    y. R d ddg d , v,

    dm m vb. T d md b k y.

    T . Agd , m md dy b . B my b bb d dy .

    kg b d y dd d

    d - , d d mg d

    d. Nv, d d kg mg

    yg Vz d, gby b y dd m

    . F b b dvm yg d

    g ky dd b qy d-

    kg d b.

    cnowleents

    I k J Bg, Bm, J, d M S

    vy d , y g -

    b k b y y d dm d b

    .

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    c c

    b b b cpc cc g

    pc, , cg p k

    g. b p cg

    pc. S, pcg c ,

    , c , g c

    cg, . c, g

    p pcc b pc ,

    cg , b cx

    .

    c b p b pp:

    ; pc

    c; g Icc; bc c

    g cx; bgc bpg

    bgc; .

    Traditional Death Awareness versus Modernity

    c b cb ccz b

    c cg p . b

    cg b b . O

    cc : O b

    p pc g b b: f, b

    ; x, b cg

    pc (, 1981, p. 595). P(1997) , . . . , xp (

    g pb ) c b

    p g c b

    3

    b cg P Lg:

    g Fc L (?)

    Benjamin Beit-allahmi

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    c, (p. 188) g c xpcc g p

    c c b c.

    c pc bg c

    pc. G (1965) : pc cp c bc gg,

    gg pc b cp c

    g. . . . g c ; b

    cp (p.51). ccg G, c b

    , f pc b,

    g c, b g . , c

    pcc c bg pp cp

    z g, c q c bc . g cc p-

    g p b, c

    g. c p b k -

    g b k pb, b c.

    Iz, bz, c , cz-

    c z cf c

    (F, 1980). b, Jc (1963),

    c f gg p, b c

    , E Wg (1948), f z c

    cc Te Loved One, c f

    f 1965.

    g c cg

    pc g, , p

    b, cp cg f ,

    b p . W c b

    c pc g bg g

    , c b k b , pz f p. k b

    c g ,

    c b cc kg x

    b c .

    b c g c -

    g xc. g

    . W pcg bg p

    g, c c px. I c S g c-

    c , cc . C

    p g, , pg cp, g .

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    pc c ,

    c b c ccc.

    c .

    I c, c pcg pbc c (, xp, Cp 1 b

    R ). , g z Y, c, p

    c, k p reahu ( ),

    c p p (H, 1995). g

    S F N G, pcc c c-

    bzg b , pc b,

    c . b c c

    kuru prion (Gk, 1973). x xp, b c, b c

    , kp g.

    g , c c

    g b b, c.

    W b pz c b c-

    c k .

    xc c xpc f c-

    cc g. zg cg

    c k b

    g :

    pb meaning cg . . . b ccb ccg cp cc . . . c, cb pb is becoming disentangled rom pb g cc cc, pc c c, c g pp. (P & Lz, 1967, p. 137)

    W bg g g. H

    g ,

    c cc g b g g

    g. N cg. cc bc

    p c cg bc g

    c ( ). N kg b ,

    b g, b .

    cz b g, b b g b . g b cg

    cc b x pc, c

    b ccp z. O , bc

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    p x pc, ,

    cc b c g cz-

    b c. xpc

    pc g. g cg c pp

    g b ; g b p-

    , p b c . c, c

    c c, , g x b-

    c p g, bc x

    b b c c, p-

    c b c g c. I cg

    b g . k c g c

    b p c, -

    c g c b c. c b b, b c b

    , c cc b.

    cg c b , c

    , cg c c g c

    ccc. g g bc

    c c,

    F W g

    . c

    c b g g

    bf bc .

    CI W Fc k p 224

    k b xpcc. C b g, I b -

    , U S, bc pf-,

    b f. W k k b f, c

    k c -. F pc , .

    c g, b xp

    cc bc. I Sz, xpcc b 31.99

    , k 224, kg b . x

    p c .

    The ish to rotet versus the Duty to duate

    c k b g ?

    b g ,

    b x?

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    I -f c, b g g

    cz, c b g ; b

    pc c b , b b g p. E

    c pc g, g, c bgc. I -

    c , c g b

    bgc cg .

    , bc , z f, b,

    . W xpc -- c

    kg, cg b c

    (Kb & C, 1977; K, 2001). p

    , b k cq c k-g, g b cb, cg b

    . k b bc, x,

    c, .

    c x pc, b

    k p c . Lg b

    c b cp g b x. I b c,

    bp c, -

    c f g , b x c.

    P c c c , c

    x, x cp pc cg.

    C b c ck kg

    x .

    c cc, g p-

    c x , b k c g

    G E. , cg c p

    k .

    , xpg g bc c .

    G E p kg cc bg

    gppg p b g

    x pc ,

    ck c , g, x. -

    cc g p p c

    g xc,

    g.Pc S G, S,

    Kp H,

    , c pc g -. pc

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    b. kg c

    b bc

    g kg .

    c g g g g , S p bg xp g. O b

    , p ,

    ck, , g.

    S g p b g g . W

    c , b pc b

    bg cp p. Y S g

    b x. S c g x

    pc, g c b f pp . kg g

    pp g pc. g Kp

    cp cc c.

    z b, c f .

    c c pp . F, c c

    p, f . H

    k c p pc

    k c. c S.

    kg pg b R gb, k

    pc g bg pcc -

    fc cc.

    b , f S

    b c p. p Kg S,

    S g , pc

    c. c , S,

    p b c. W c

    g g kg g kpc Kp, b , cg

    bckg c p

    g. : pb g c

    , c c

    (c. -H, 1976). g

    kp c g -

    g, c g kp p.

    S c b g p g g c ? c,

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    . c c b g b g

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    cg R, I Obc, S Rb

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    (Yu, Ww, Sm, & J, 2009). mmucb

    m cmm cu c u v.

    I 2007, my c u w w xy-

    p u v b (NIEF, 2009b). T v-

    p cu w u y p u v b;

    vp cu w vy-u p u v b;

    vp cu w x p u v b (NIEF,2009b). u k c ub

    (NIEF, 2009).

    c cu

    c c b bu. Vy c, wv,

    b xpc u c

    u cuu. T cu c w b xpc y

    c w cv c vp cu.

    T y Expc

    O c w S, ppxmy w

    y . O , ppxmy (26 pc v)

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    uy, u um uc , u wu, c bu,

    m vc c (IPPS, 2001; Hy, Ku, & Sm, 2005).

    Oppu m v vy b p

    cu c .T cu c umuuu, m by p

    cu c w . Sm w wc c-

    v my y py . T cu cc, HIV/

    AIS, cyc b, mucu yp, cmpc pm-

    uy, mbc , my . T cu

    pcb, u m my b. T kw

    jcy pv my ppu v w

    c m. Au c m c wyb pm , y c b u c c w cu

    v ympm mm, c mk vv c,

    cmmuc.

    Palliative Care

    Pv c mcm pv cp c

    c. Pv c c pv v u

    upp b pb quy p

    m,

    p. . . . Pv c c b w -p

    m m cu c (N u Pjc,

    2009). Pv c, , y bu c c w

    y; u cmpm cuv p. T

    pv c cu u w c

    v w pb wv m c (Bub-

    L ., 2007; k ., 2003; K, H, & m,

    2004; Lb, Ppu, & W, 2008).c c uy c, c ,

    p c cmm b ppc, , pv-

    pv-c vc ccuy w - m

    (Bub-L ., 2007; IO, 2003; K & H, 2007; Lb

    ., 2008). I Amc Acmy Pc (AAP) (2000) -

    m, Pv c c, w cmm p-

    v c b w cuv p, pcy pv

    c u b [] cu uu cu , w ucm cu (F, 1997). T

    m pv c cu v ympm mm,

    c w c mk, pv xc --

    c ( & S, 2008).

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    m u , ympm,

    p m (H, Scum ., 2005). Ov p v

    c, u p ympm c kw w m p. I pby

    pmy pc pc -c pv m

    ympm (AAP, 2000) p m pv-c pc w

    m pcz kw .

    F my c, w p y ck.

    W jc, w b, m vv pcu k

    p p, m c ( my u!) . p c

    mp c x m p ck (.., Sm ., 2007; Zmpky ., 2008), v

    m m v cmp bu. bj

    cu p I uw v

    x pu pcu y, cv pcc m

    20% (IQR 836%) pu pcu (2008, p. 63). Ac

    py w -pmcc, 79.2 pc pcu

    w ccmp by pcc p-pcu . W

    kw x m p ympm, u b u.

    I vp cu u w, c v v

    v w c ympm bu, m quy cu-

    p, cuy b, xy, ympm (k .,

    2003; Gm, Hw ., 2006; Hc ., 2008; W ., 2008). T

    quy cu u v-c cy cc

    v c . R, c p vb

    bum y. v-c u.

    cu bu w c y y y

    w u . Oppu pc c . Au uuby ccumc wc c c b m u

    c w c, cmmy v u y

    cu bu w cpumy uc c u-

    ck cu mmc vby c .

    T v pv c mpv c my c, w-

    v, u cmm. Ev w v mpm

    pv c, v c qu. Ov m c

    mpm pv c vy mc c, m mpvm pc m wm w

    cum cu bu m p, c

    m b w -p p w cu

    (W ., 2008).

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    A pmy pv c v u w

    pm quy c m (K, H,

    & m, 2004; Lb, Ppu, & W, 2008). Sympm m-

    m xmy mp m w c v w. Ay pv c mpv ympm mm c-

    (ck & W, 2006). y mp m cc

    pv c uy c.

    he Childs erienes

    Ov p y y, m c v c

    m xpy. wu v b py my vb cu. v w my y w m wc y

    wu v c. T by cu m

    pp bv c mw b. S,

    c b cu. Sm c b uvv.

    ju .

    m (.., m u, p, u, xpm-

    p) cy m b c. N ucmmy, p-

    cy S, c cv p m wc y

    xmy uky b. I ucmm p k

    u vy puu p y uky v c

    , bu mp c bu c, wu y

    cmmu b (Bub-L, Bc, Gm, & Bc,

    2007; ck, J, H ., 2008).

    T v, -m puu cu pu c

    c xpc w y. w kw

    y cu my ub cu u . I

    ucmm c w ppc p v pyc, u, -c pv k bu w

    y w . A cmm p , k k ! Yu v b

    pv.

    E-y- Gy v w u v y.

    H ppc p v m mp cu y;

    y umy u Gy qu cc. Gy

    w cc u-p m. H u p

    x c uy , I k Im . A p p, Gy .1

    1 T v uu cp m u xpc wc m.

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    T u m p cu pby w c-

    m m b mc k. T p m bv

    cu wu mk pp, cvy, pv

    k w cu. I, p v p y k bu c w mk pp (H, Bbum,

    k-S ., 1996; H, Bbum, P, & P, 2002).

    T u cvy m c: Yu c u

    k bu . T c xm y c.

    P w c bu vbz u

    ky .

    T vc cmm -c pv. Bub-L

    cb muu p u c (1978,p. 206). uu p w y cb by G Su

    (1965), w w bu cqu u by -c pv,

    p, m v cu cu pc. G

    Su ymc mpc muu p. F

    xmp, w c m p m

    b cu, p w ky cv u c. Av

    cu m v y cc.

    Bub-L (1978) cb muu p w

    vv y c m cy pcb ,

    cu c w v uu. T w p c-

    u uc w m uu c. P

    c pv pupuy muu p w

    c y pc c mv m p u-

    c y. muu p

    w m . T , c mk c

    w u m p.

    T y , y c kw y y. I m mmp wk , y Bub-L (1978) cb

    pc u wc c y cm u

    , m, jcy . Spccy,

    uy, c , c u vv m

    cz u cz

    p m wu . Smuuy, c-

    -ccp v cu vv m b c

    w w uy bcm c w w y. T vu u ccu p .

    Au xpc vc c u

    , w y. A u u, c

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    w y w mp , v wu b

    . Av y y mpc c

    my.

    mmuc

    y u c my b cmb w ccp

    c cmmuc. A c mp u

    cu c, u my m

    p. m, ju p b

    m. A w muc pc, cu u b u by

    c qu. Gv c cuy w u -cm, -c m u u c my v

    qu ppu cu c c w m w

    kwb p.

    w p w u vp m

    wy u y . Au cu v

    y, y c b xmy w, w c pc

    uc. w kw w y w b k.

    Pv c v m (W, 2004). y c w

    v y w y w .

    k w c bu mp y.

    R, my wy cb mu y

    k kp c. Pp upy, c y c

    y p, m ppu c c

    v. pk y bu y. R, y

    cu v. W y w p vp-

    m v. Supp my c mu cu c-

    c , w vy w p c . Fmy ky b vy mp c, bu

    xmy mp. yu u v b ju k

    vy . Wy w mcy u c y (.., py-

    v m, muc, v w ), v

    , c b , ju c w y, bu p

    w w umy b bv.

    Bub-L (1978) pv xc uc bu w

    cmmuc w y c. Im u b c c. R, c b vy pcc bu w y w

    kw. T