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The time that comes toward us: The Alba Iulia death conferences

2016; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 41; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07481187.2016.1257876

1091-7683

Marius Rotar,

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

This article illuminates the history of the annual death conference in Alba Iulia, Romania (2007-2015), the only conference on death and dying organized in Eastern Europe. Written by the conference founder, the article tries to set out the main lines of its development over that period. Emphasis is laid on the difficulties of expanding death studies in Romania, the reaction of the wider public to the death conference, and the collaboration beyond borders between death scholars. The articles included in this issue of Death Studies are briefly presented.