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The history of death is a vital part of human history, and a study of dying and grief takes us to the heart of any culture. Since the First World War there has been a tendency to privatize death, and to minimize the expression of grief and the rituals of mourning. Jalland explores the nature and scope of this cultural shift.

Death --- Bereavement --- Grief --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Mort --- Deuil --- Chagrin --- Funérailles --- Social aspects --- History --- Aspect social --- Histoire --- Rites et cérémonies --- Mourning --- Sorrow --- Emotions --- Loss (Psychology) --- Funerals --- Mortuary ceremonies --- Obsequies --- Manners and customs --- Rites and ceremonies --- Burial --- Cremation --- Cryomation --- Dead --- Mourning customs --- Dying --- End of life --- Life --- Terminal care --- Terminally ill --- Thanatology --- Loss of loved ones by death --- Consolation --- Philosophy