Introduction

Panagiotis Pentaris; Stacey Pitsillides; Hajar Ghorbani

doi:10.4324/9781003544104-1

Introduction

Panagiotis Pentaris, Stacey Pitsillides, Hajar Ghorbani

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Abstract

Decolonising Death Studies emphasises the need for diversification of voices, methodologies, geographies, epistemologies and disciplines in the field of thanatology/death studies. The aim is to give space to the sources of episteme, which are often marginalised or dismissed. Such are those deriving from non-Eurocentric epistemologies, a range of scholarly backgrounds and career stages, and a variety of methods of understanding death, dying, and bereavement, thus highlighting that one-size-fits-all is not an effective approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Decolonising Death Studies
Editors	Panagiotis Pentaris, Stacey Pitsillides, Hajar Ghorbani
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040532188
ISBN (Print)	9781032896830, 9781032878553
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003544104-1
Publication status	Published - 22 Jan 2026

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