Why do we refuse to have these conversations, asking our family and friends what they want done with their body when they die? Our avoidance is self-defeating. One of the chief questions in my work has always been why my own culture is so squeamish around death. In fact, in her introduction to the book she writes: And the differences can be quite striking.ĭoughty poignantly questions whether American funeral rites as they are practiced now actually serve the bereaved. Throughout the book, she compares these methods/ceremonies of caring for the dead to our own practices here in the United States.
She weaves historical narratives among vivid descriptions of the various cultural practices she was able to witness firsthand. She wanted to show that there is no one, correct way to understand or deal with the deaths of our loved ones. Doughty, herself a funeral home owner, was inspired to witness how death is dealt with in other cultures.
“ From Here To Eternity” by Caitlin Doughty is a fascinating look at funerary practices from around the world.
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