Death and Renewal in The Velveteen Rabbit: A Sociological Reading

Allan Kellehear

doi:10.17514/JNDS-1993-12-1-p35-51.

Death and Renewal in The Velveteen Rabbit: A Sociological Reading

Allan Kellehear^*

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Abstract

This article provides a sociological interpretation of The Velveteen Rabbit (Williams, 1922) critical of recent materialist and psychoanalytic readings. I argue that this children's story exemplifies the use of a non-materialist idea of death to suggest other themes about love and life, and discuss implications for near-death research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-51
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Near-Death Studies
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17514/JNDS-1993-12-1-p35-51.
Publication status	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

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