The Undiscover'd Country: Customs of the Cultural and Ethnic Groups of New Zealand Concerning Death and DyingR. A. Barker (M.B.) This resource provides an overview of the customs relating to death and dying in 17 New Zealand cultural / religious groups. These include: Maori, Cook Island, Fijian, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan, Protestant, Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Morman), Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Islamic, Hinduism and Sikhism, Vietnamese, Kampuchean, Chinese. |
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anointing bereaved blessing Buddhist burial buried Catholic chantings chaplain Christ church coffin comfort concern Cook Islanders corpse cremation crematorium CUSTOMS RELATING dead body dead person death and dying deceased deceased's dressed dying patient dying person elders eldest eternal ethical euthanasia faith family members feast Fijians FUNERAL CEREMONY funeral director funeral service God's grave graveside Greek Orthodox grief grieving hapu healing Hindus believe hospital regulations hospital staff human illness immediate family IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH important Jehovah's Witnesses Jewish law karakia karanga kawa living loved manuhiri Maori marae minister monks mourners mourning Muslim Niue Niueans normal performed physician post-mortems powhiri practices prayers prepare priest protestant recite RELATING TO DEATH religious rituals sacrament Samoan society scripture sick person Sikhs soul tangata whenua tangi tangihanga tapu Tohunga Tongan traditional Traditionally tribal usually visitors waiata whaikorero whanau white cloth wish Zealand Chinese