Eric Venbrux Libri

The book offers an in-depth exploration of a homicide within a Tiwi community, examining the intricate social dynamics and legal consequences that arise from this tragic event. Through a detailed case study, it sheds light on the cultural context and community responses, providing insights into how such incidents impact relationships, justice, and social cohesion in indigenous settings. The narrative highlights the interplay between local customs and the broader legal framework, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of crime and community in Aboriginal Australia.

This study was developed by researchers at the Center of Thanatology at Radboud University, Nijmegen. The Center conducts research into socio-cultural and religious aspects of death, dying, and bereavement. In the book, scholars in the broad interdisciplinary field of thanatology offer valuable insights in the changing views of death as found in Europe. The first part of the book presents studies on a conceptual level for various aspects of death studies. In a second segment, different European societies are compared on a national level, while, in the final part, religious beliefs, attitudes, practices, and other worldview-related issues are covered. Countries, disciplines, and worldviews come face to face, providing a framework and starting a profound comparative dialogue on challenges that have confronted this field of study. ( Death Studies. Nijmegen Studies in Thanatology - Vol. 1)