RELIGST 1B06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Brain Death, Allhallowtide, Thanatology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 1B06
• Professor: Philippa Carter

Document Summary

Hallowtide the triduum encompassing oct. 31 to nov. 2 in western. Triduum: all saints" eve (oct. 31/halloween, all saints" day (nov. 1, all souls" day (nov. 2) The study of death, dying, and bereavement. Used in english language by the mid-1800s. Emerged as an academic discipline in the late 1950s-1960s. Herman feifel: father figure of modern academic study of death. Robert fulton: first modern day course (university of minnesota) Cellular death: the process that results when the heartbeat, respiration, and brain activity cease. Brain death: 1968 by harvard med school ad hoc committee, brain death is the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain. Transition: other forms of existence; continuous interactions among dead/living; multiple deaths/rebirths. End: absolute completion/eol (end of life) The act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an animal or plant.