On Our Way: The Final Passage through Life and Death

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O N O U R W A Y L I F E P A S S A G E S Ronald L. Grimes and Robbie-Davis Floyd, Editors 1 Deeply into the Bone: Re-Inventing Rites of Passage, by Ronald L. Grimes 2 Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding, by Cele C. Otnes and Elizabeth H. Pleck 3 On Our Way: The Final Passage through Life and Death, by Robert Kastenbaum ON OUR WAY d T H E F I N A L P A S S A G E T H R O U G H L I F E A N D D E A T H Robert Kastenbaum U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A P R E S S B E R K E L E Y L O S A N G E L E S L O N D O N The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Associates. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2004 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kastenbaum, Robert. On our way : the final passage through life and death / Robert Kastenbaum. p. cm.—(Life passages) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-520-21880-9 1. Death—Psychological aspects. 2. Death— Social aspects. 3. Future life. I. Title. II. Series. BF789.D4 .K365 2004 306.9—dc21 2003005044 Manufactured in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI-NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).8 ...