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:<span class="dablink">''For other uses, see [[Death (disambiguation)]] or [[Dead (disambiguation)]].''</span>
This is a subcategory of the general category for [[:Category:Dungeons & Dragons books|Dungeons & Dragons books]]. It contains materials either written specifically for Greyhawk, or written to be used in Greyhawk as well as other settings.
'''Death freaking sucks, n00b!''' is the cessation of physical [[life]] in a living [[organism]], or the state of the organism after that event.
== Biological death ==
Death is the irreversable ending of [[life]]. [[Biology|Biologically]], death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For example, it is possible for individual [[cell (biology)|cell]]s and even [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s to die, and yet for the [[organism]] as a whole to continue to live; many individual cells live for only a short time, and so most of an organism's cells are continually dying and being replaced by new ones. An organism can actively kill its own cells through the processes of [[programmed cell death]] and [[necrosis]]. When organisms die most of their cells live for some time afterward. Organs can be removed for [[organ transplant|transplantation]].
Note that some overlap may occur.
''Irreversibility'' is often cited as a key criterion of death. By definition, a dead organism cannot be brought back to life; if it were to be, that would indicate that it had never been dead. [[Biochemistry|Biochemically]], it is unrealistic to think that death could be reversed. As soon as [[biological tissue|tissues]] die, [[Autolysis_(biology)|autolysis]] sets in and [[enzyme]]s begin to destroy the cells.
Greyhawk modules and adventures are found under the subcategory [[:Category:Greyhawk modules|Greyhawk modules]]
A common misconception is that the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] dictates that all complex systems must eventually deteriorate, so it is not likely that any species could ever be [[immortality|immortal]]. However, this aspect of the Second Law applies only to [[closed system]]s, which organisms are not.
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There is a conjecture about the role of [[telomere]]s in a countdown toward death, as they shorten with each successive cell division. The theory is that when they run out, additional divisions become impossible, and the cell line eventually dies. This conjecture has been raised again in the use of [[cloning]] for reproduction. Telomeres can be lengthened by [[telomerase]]s, which are present only in [[germ cell]]s. If short telomeres are present when the new organism begins, it might have only a short lifespan.
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== Criteria of human death ==
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Human death can be defined by three intrinsically different but [[Venn diagram|overlapping]] domains: [[Biology|biological]], [[legal]], and [[religious]]. These different domains and their importance have evolved over time, and opinions vary from person to person.
[[image:brainlobes.png|thumb|right|200px|Lobes of the human brain viewed from the '''right side'''. The brain stem is in black at the bottom.]]
[[image:hemispheres.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[human brain]] as viewed from above, showing the convolutions of the cerebral cortex. '''Front''' is to the right.]]
There are various ways of defining biological death. Early in [[Western culture]], death was first associated with cessation of the [[heart]], and then later the [[lung]]s. When these stopped working, a person was considered dead. It was only later that attention shifted to the [[brain]]. One test for brain activity was to pour cold water into one ear and watch for any movement of the eyes. In [[1963]] the [[electroencephalogram| electroencephalograph]] (EEG) was invented which could pick up and amplify the small electrical voltages from the cerebral cortex of the brain. Tests suggested that when there was zero activity (a "flat" EEG) for 36 hours, a patient could be considered dead. Patients in a [[persistent vegetative state]] still have an active [[brain stem]] sustaining [[autonomic nervous system|autonomic]] activity. Some insist that a person is still medically alive until their brain stem dies, although when the cerebral cortex dies, all ability to think has been irretrievably lost.
In western law, a person can be pronounced dead in three different ways. By far the most common is pronouncement by a medical doctor. The second most common is pronouncement by a [[coroner]] or a [[medical examiner]]. The third way a person can be pronounced legally dead is by the courts; after a person has disappeared for some time, the courts will pronounce them dead so that their property can be distributed appropriately. A death certificate is a legal document which states how and when a person died, and who pronounced them dead.
Religious views on death of the body and/or death of the soul vary from religion to religion and even person to person and are typically more subjective in nature than biological or legal views.
== Defining the moment of human death ==
There is an asymmetry between [[life]] and death. While cells and organisms may die, they have never been observed to arise from non-living material ([[abiogenesis|spontaneous generation]]), as found by [[Louis Pasteur]] in the late [[19th century]]. In human affairs, we are normally concerned with the life and death of a person, not the death of his or her components.
Identifying the exact moment of death is important for a number of reasons. From a legal standpoint, it allows for the establishment of a consensus time of death, and thus helps ensure that a person's [[Will (law)|legal Will]] is executed only after he or she is truly deceased. Identifying the moment of death is even more important in cases of [[organ transplant|transplantation]], as organs for transplant (which, of course, exclude the brain) must be harvested as quickly as possible after the death of the body.
Historically, attempts to define the exact moment of death have been problematic. Death was once defined as the cessation of [[heart]]beat ([[cardiac arrest]]) and of [[breath]]ing, but the development of [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] and prompt [[defibrillation]] posed a challenge. The previous definition was inadequate. This earlier definition of death is now called "[[cardiac arrest|clinical death]]", and even after it occurs, breathing and heartbeat may be restarted in some cases. Events which were causally linked to irreversible mortality in the past are now prevented from having an effect; even without a functioning heart and lungs, a person can be sustained with [[life support|life-support]] devices. In addition to such extremes, there are a growing number of people who would quickly die if their organ transplants or [[cardiac pacemaker]]s failed.
Today, where a definition of the moment of death is required, doctors and coroners usually turn to "[[brain death]]" or "biological death": people are considered dead when the electrical activity in their brain ceases (cf. [[persistent vegetative state]]). It is presumed that a stoppage of electrical activity indicates the end of [[consciousness]]. However, suspension of consciousness must be permanent, and not transient, as occurs during [[sleep]], and especially [[coma]]. In the case of sleep, EEGs can easily tell the difference.
Brain activity is a necessary condition to legal personhood. "''It appears that once brain death has been determined … no criminal or civil liability will result from disconnecting the life-support devices.''" Dority v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County, 193 Cal.Rptr. 288, 291 (1983)
However, those maintaining that only the [[neo-cortex]] of the brain is necessary for consciousness sometimes argue that only electrical activity there should be considered when defining death. Eventually it is likely that the criterion for death will be the permanent and irreversible loss of [[cognition|cognitive]] function, as evidenced by the death of the cerebral cortex. All hope of recovering human thought and [[personality psychology|personality]] is then gone. However, at present, in most places the more conservative definition of death — cessation of electrical activity in the whole brain, as opposed to just in the neo-cortex — has been adopted (for example the [[Uniform Determination Of Death Act]] in the [[United States]]). In 2005, the case of [[Terri Schiavo]] brought the question of brain death and artificial sustainment to the front of American politics. Generally, in such contested cases the cause of death is [[anoxia]]. [[Oxygen]] deprivation for about seven minutes is sufficient to kill the cerebral cortex.
Even in these cases, the determination of death can be difficult. EEGs can detect spurious electrical impulses when none exists, while there have been cases in which electrical activity in a living brain has been too low for EEGs to detect. Because of this, hospitals often have elaborate protocols for determining death involving EEGs at widely separated intervals.
There are many anecdotal references to people being declared dead by physicians and then coming back to life, sometimes days later in their own coffin, or when [[embalming]] procedures are just about to begin. Stories of people actually being buried alive (which must assume no embalming) led one inventor in the early [[20th century]] to design an alarm system, with a bell and a cord that could be pulled from inside the coffin.
Because of the difficulties in determining death, under most emergency protocols, a [[first responder]] is not authorized to pronounce a patient dead; some EMT training manuals, for example, specifically state that a person is not to be assumed dead unless there are clear and obvious indications that death has occurred, such as mortal [[decapitation]], [[rigor mortis]] (rigidity of the body), [[livor mortis]] (blood pooling in the part of the body at lowest elevation), decomposition, or incineration, or other bodily damage clearly inconsistent with life. If there is any possibility of life and in the absence of a [[do not resuscitate]] (DNR) order, emergency workers are instructed to begin rescue and not end it until a patient has been brought to a hospital to be examined by a physician. This frequently leads to situation of a patient being pronounced [[dead on arrival]] (DOA).
In cases of [[electrocution]], CPR for an hour or longer can allow stunned [[nerve]]s to recover, allowing an apparently-dead person to survive. People found unconscious under icy water may survive if their [[face]]s are kept continuously cold until they arrive at an emergency room. This "diving response", in which [[metabolism|metabolic activity]] and oxygen requirements are minimal, is something we share with [[cetacea]]ns.
== The process of dying ==
=== Cell death ===
A. Normal cellular function
:1. Production of [[free energy]] required for vital cellular [[metabolism]]
:2. Production of enzymatic and structural protein
:3. Maintenance of chemical and [[osmosis|osmotic]] [[homeostasis]] of cell
:4. [[Cell reproduction]]
B. Needs of cell
:1. [[Oxygen]], [[phosphate]], [[calcium]]… (C, H, N, O, P, S; pronounced "schnapps")
:2. Nutritional substrates
:3. [[Adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] – required as a source of free energy
:4. Intact [[cell membrane]]s
:5. Steady-state activity requires O<sub>2</sub> consumption
=== Physiological changes ===
A. Events leading to death:
:1. Brain ceases to supply information vital for controlling ventilation, heart rhythm, and/or [[vasodilation]]
:2. Lungs unable to supply O<sub>2</sub> exchange with blood stream
:3. Heart and blood vessels unable to maintain adequate circulation of blood to vital tissues
B. [[Cerebrovascular system]]:
:1. [[Hemorrhage]]
:2. Pump failure
:3. Decreased [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]] leads to decreased PCO<sub >2</sub > leads to [[Cheyne-Stokes respiration]]
C. [[Central nervous system|CNS]] problems:
:1. [[Infection]]
:2. [[Blood vessel]] disruption
:3. [[Malignant]] [[tumor]]s
:4. [[Metabolism|Metabolic]] changes
::a. [[Renal failure]]
::b. [[Hepatic failure]]
::c. [[Pancreas|Pancreatic]] failure
D. CNS decompensation:
:1. Early signs:
::a. Sluggish pupils
:::(1) Non reactive
:::(2) Dilated and fixed - drugs also affect this
::b. Confusion
::c. Inability to orient
:2. Later signs:
::a. Lethargy
::b. Decreased ability to perform simple cognitive functions
::c. Attention only by tactile, auditory or visual stimuli
:3. Late signs:
::a. Stupor, sleep
::b. Withdrawal of purposeless involvement to stimuli without wakefulness or arousal
::c. Loss of bowel control
:4. Semicomatose - movement only with pain
:5. Deep [[coma]] - no response
E. Respiratory system:
:1. [[Cerebral blood flow|CBF]]
:2. [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|COPD]]
:3. Infections
:4. Cancer [[metastasis]]
:Changes after death:
:A. Body cools 1.5[[°F]]/hr
:B. [[Rigor mortis]] begins prior to decomposition and livor mortis begins with death
:C. Rigor mortis:
::1. Muscles gradually become hard due to decreased ATP and [[lactic acidosis]] within muscle fibrils
::2. Begins 2-4 hours after death but may be sooner
::3. May disappear after 9-12 hours in hot climate
:D. [[Livor mortis]]:
::1. Body becomes distended
::2. Skin color changes from green to purple to black
::3. Dependent areas first due to pooling of blood
::4. Seen within 2 hours of death, maximum at 8-12 hours
== Signs of approaching death ==
;When death is imminent
Physical death is a progressive process, during which there are some signs that usually indicate that death is imminent. Not all of the following changes occur, nor do they necessarily occur in any particular order, as the body shuts down during the dying process. In general, the following information may help anticipate and understand changes that appear as an individual approaches death and is “actively dying.”
* The dying individual may become increasingly tired and sleepy, and may be difficult to arouse.
* The dying individual may become confused much of the time and may no longer recognize familiar persons, places, or objects.
* Hearing and vision may become impaired, and speech may be slurred, difficult to understand, or nonsensical.
* A few dying individuals become restless or very anxious and move about frequently in the bed, pull at the bed clothes or bedding (linen clutch), and reach out.
* The person may experience hallucinations.
* Less nourishment will be required, and the person’s intake of food and water will diminish. Difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) may also occur.
* The person may sweat profusely.
* The dying person may lose control of his/her urine or bowels ([[incontinence]]), necessitating that the individual be kept especially clean and dry in order to prevent bed sores (decubitis ulcers).
* Urination may become darker and diminish or stop.
* The mouth of the dying individual may become dry, and then secretions may accumulate in the back of the throat. Breathing may become noisy because of the gurgling or rattling of the secretions in the mouth or chest (“death rattle”).
* The pattern of breathing may change; become slower or faster, deeper or shallower, or irregular. Often the dying individual will have periods of rapid breathing followed by periods in which breathing is very slow or is even absent for as long as 15 seconds.
* The legs, and then arms, may become cold and nonreflexive as the circulation slows down.
* The skin may be pale or mottled, and some parts, particularly the underside of the body, may become a dark color as the blood pools, usually a deep blue or purple.
;When death occurs
* Breathing ceases entirely.
* Heartbeat and pulse stop.
* The person is entirely unresponsive to stimulus.
* The eyes may be fixed in directions. The pupils are dilated and fixed to light. The eyelids may be open or closed.
* A loss of control of urine and/or bowels may occur.
* The person becomes progressively mottled and cold and stiff (known as [[rigor mortis]])
* The skin may become pale; there may be signs of blood buildup in the part of the body at lowest elevation (known as [[livor mortis]]).
== Causes of human death in the US ==
In [[2002]], in the [[United States]], the top causes of death were:
* [[Abortion|intentional abortions]]: 1,293,000 (See [[abortion debate]]; there are various opinions as to whether or not a fetus is the same as a human).
* [[Heart disease]]: 696,947
* [[Cancer]]: 557,271
* [[Stroke]]: 162,672
* Chronic lower [[respiratory disease]]s: 124,816
* [[Accident]]s (unintentional injuries): 106,742
* [[Diabetes]]: 73,249
* [[Influenza]]/[[pneumonia]]: 65,681
* [[Alzheimer's disease]]: 58,866
* [[Nephritis]], [[nephrotic syndrome]], and [[nephrosis]]: 40,974
* [[Septicemia]]: 33,865
* [[Suicide]]: 30,622
* [[Murder]]: 16,110
Statistical data from
[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm U.S. Department of Health & Human Services], [http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ Death Penalty Information Center], and [http://www.agi-usa.org/media/presskits/2005/06/28/abortionoverview.html The Alan Guttmacher Institute].
== Consciousness after death ==
Belief in [[consciousness]] after death (e.g. [[afterlife]], [[underworld]], [[reincarnation]], [[heaven]], [[hell]]) is common and ancient. This point of view holds conciousness to be more than simply one of the things that [[brain]]s do.
The belief that any and all consciousness ceases to exist at death, and that death itself is ultimately the exact same experience as prior to conception, is also common and ancient. This point of view is that talking of conciousness after death is like talking about where the fire goes after you put it out.
== Physiological consequences of human death ==
[[Image:Human remains.jpg|thumb|right|Human remains found in scrub, circa 1900-1910.]]
For the human body, the physiological consequences of death follow a recognized sequence through early changes into [[bloating]], then decay to changes after decay and finally skeletal remains.
Soon after death (15–120 minutes depending on various factors), the body begins to cool ([[algor mortis]]), becomes pallid ([[pallor mortis]]), and internal sphincter muscles relax, leading to the release of [[urine]], [[feces]], and [[stomach]] contents if the body is moved. The blood moves to pool in the lowest parts of the body, [[livor mortis]] (dependent lividity), within 30 minutes and then begins to [[coagulate]]. The body experiences muscle stiffening ([[rigor mortis]]) which peaks at around 12 hours after death and is gone in another 24 (depending on temperature) as [[enzyme]]s begin to break down the [[biological tissue|tissues]]. Within a day, the body starts to show signs of [[decomposition]] ([[decay]]), both [[autolysis|autolytic]] changes and from 'attacking' organisms—[[bacteria]], [[fungi]], [[insect]]s, [[mammal]]ian scavengers, etc. Internally, the body structures begin to collapse, the [[skin]] loses integration with the underlying tissues, and bacterial action creates [[gas]]es which cause bloating and swelling. The rate of decay is enormously variable; a body can be reduced to [[skeleton|skeletal]] remains in days, or remain largely intact for thousands of years.
== Settlement of dead human bodies ==
In most cultures, before the onset of significant decay, the body undergoes some type of ritual disposal, usually either [[cremation]] or deposition in a [[tomb]] that is often a hole in the ground called a [[grave]], but may also be a [[sarcophagus]], [[crypt]], [[sepulchre]], or [[ossuary]], a mound or barrow, or a monumental surface structure such as a [[mausoleum]] (exemplified by the [[Taj Mahal]]) or a [[pyramid]] (as exemplified by the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]).
In [[Tibet]], one method of corpse disposal is [[sky burial]], which involves placing the body of the deceased on high ground (a [[mountain]]) and leaving it for [[birds]] of prey to dispose of. Sometimes this is because in some religious views, [[bird of prey|birds of prey]] are carriers of the [[soul]] to the heavens, but at other times this simply reflects the fact that when terrain (as in [[Tibet]]) makes the ground too hard to dig, there are few trees around to burn and the local religion ([[Buddhism]]) believes that the body after death is only an empty shell, there are more practical ways of disposing of a body, such as leaving it for animals to consume.
In certain cultures, efforts are made to retard the decay processes before burial (resulting even in the retardation of decay processes after the burial), as in [[mummification]] or [[embalming]]. This happens during or after a [[funeral]] ceremony. Many [[funeral|funeral customs]] exist in different cultures. In some fishing or navy communities, the body is sent into the water, in what is known as [[burial at sea]]. Several mountain villages have a tradition of hanging the coffin in woods.
A new alternative is [[ecological burial]]. This is a sequence of deep-freezing, pulverisation by vibration, [[freeze-drying]], removing [[metal]]s, and burying the resulting powder, which has 30% of the body mass.
[[Space burial]] uses a rocket to launch the cremated remains of a body into orbit. This has been done at least 150 times.
Graves are usually grouped together in a plot of land called a ''[[cemetery]]'' or ''graveyard'', and burials can be arranged by a [[funeral home]], [[mortuary]], [[undertaker]] or by a religious body such as a [[church]] or (for some [[Jew|Jews]]) the community's [[Burial Society]], a charitable or voluntary body charged with these duties. In some places this has created a land-use problem. For example, in Japan all people are cremated after death. About 10% of the arable land in [[China]] is taken up by graves.
===Funerals of Note===
* [[Hunter S. Thompson]] had his ashes shot out of a cannon to the tune of "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]".
== Personification of death ==
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[[Image:Allisvanity.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"All is Vanity" by [[C. Allan Gilbert]], suggesting an intertwinement between life and death.]]
'''[[Death (personification)|Death]]''' is also a [[mythology|mythological]] figure who has existed in popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. The traditional Western image of Death, known as the [[Grim Reaper]]—usually resembling a skeleton, wearing black robes and carrying a [[scythe]]—is employed on a [[tarot]] card and in various [[television]] shows and [[film]]s. Some examples:
*[[Death (Discworld)|Death]] is a major character in the ''[[Discworld]]'' series by [[Terry Pratchett]].
*Humorous depictions of Death, often with a Grim Reaper-esque feel, are common during the [[Día de los Muertos]] in Mexico, especially in the state of Michoacán.
*An [[Death (Sandman)|unusual personification of Death]] appears in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman (DC Comics Modern Age)|Sandman]]'' graphic novels.
*In [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'', a [[knight]] plays a game of [[chess]] against Death.
*Death is portrayed as a neurotic Grim Reaper-esque character who still lives with his mother in ''[[Family Guy]]''. He appeared in several episodes to date and in one episode, Peter Griffin must take on the responsibilities of Death after Death sprains his ankle.
*In the film ''[[Meet Joe Black]]'', a remake of ''[[Death Takes a Holiday]]'' (written by Alberto Casella), Death (Brad Pitt) inhabits the body of a young man to experience life firsthand.
*In the film ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]'', Death is the bassist for Wyld Stallyns.
*In the TV series ''[[Dead Like Me]]'', the main characters are all Grim Reapers as part of a post-life bureaucracy.
*The series ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' featured the [[Angel of Death]] as a regular character, depicted as a kindly, soft-spoken man in his mid-30s.
*The [[Angel of Death]] also appeared in the show [[Charmed]] as a man who appeared before those who had died to take them to the afterlife. He was neither good nor evil.
*Death is also a recurring character in the [[Castlevania]] video games. He is usually described as Dracula's servant, and is therefore evil. He is almost always a boss, and appears usually near the end of the game. He uses the scythe, and often transforms into more hideous forms. Plus, he has one trademark attack: Often during the whole battle, he will constantly summon small sickles/scythes out of thin air to attack the player.
*Death 'stalks' people who avoided their demises in the [[Final Destination]] series.
*Death appears as a character in a sketch in the [[Monty Python]] film ''[[The Meaning of Life]]''.
*In the cartoon ''[[Futurama]]'', Death is represented by the "Sunset Squad", a group of [[robots]] who take people away to an unknown destination when they reach the [[longevity|age of 160]].
*In the book ''[[On a Pale Horse]]'' the main character becomes Death himself after killing the previous Death.
*In the cartoon''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', death is The Grim Reaper, usually called Grim (the character speaks with a Jamacian/Rastifarian accent), and is the forced best friend of Billy and Mandy.
*The Finnish band [[Children of Bodom]] use the Grim Reaper as a mascot or symbol of sorts.
*In America, Death is usually personified as one person. In Japanese culture, there are many Shinigami (Death Gods) that sometimes work together to collect souls, as seen in many manga, such as Death Note, or Bleach.
*In the video game [[The Sims 2]], if a Sim dies, the Grim Reaper appears so the sim could purchase their [[life]] back.
==Unwritten customs and superstitions==
Since writing someone's name with a range of years, such as John Doe (1950 - 2000), implies that the subject has died, it would be a [[faux pas]] to do this on someone's birthday cake or card. This is unlike an anniversary of ''something''.
In [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], and [[Taiwan]] the number 4 is often associated to death due to the sound of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean words for ''four'' and ''death'' being similar. For this reason, hospitals and hotels often omit the 4th, 14th, etc. floors. However, [[ISO 3166-2:JP|ISO 3166-2 codes for Japan]] does have JP-04 for [[Miyagi Prefecture]].
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==See also==
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
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*[[-cide]]
*[[Afterlife]]
*[[Agent Smith Moment]]
*[[Apoptosis]]
*[[Ars moriendi]] ("The Art of Dying")
*[[Autopsy]]
*[[Bible and reincarnation]]
*[[Brain death]]
*[[Burial]]
*[[Cemetery]]
*[[Clinical death]]
*[[Coffin]]
*[[Coma]]
*[[Cremation]]
*[[Death (band)]]
*''[[Death, Desire and Loss in Western Culture]]'' by [[Jonathan Dollimore]]
*[[Death rattle]]
*[[Embalming]]
*[[Euthanasia]]
*[[Fascination with Death]] (The fascination with death and the culture surrounding it)
*[[Famous last words]]
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*[[Funeral]]
*[[Hearse]]
*[[Human body disposal]]
*[[Immortality]]
*[[Karoshi]]
*[[Life extension]]
*[[List of wars and disasters by death toll]]
*[[Maternal death]]
*[[Mortician]]
*[[Mot]]
*[[Near-death experience]]
*[[Persistent vegetative state]]
*[[Post Mortem Interval]]
*[[Quantum immortality]]
*[[Reincarnation]]
*[[Terminal illness]]
*[[Thanatology]] (The scientific study of death, its causes and phenomena.)
*[[Lists of people by cause of death]]
*[[Yama]]
|}
== External links ==
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* [http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm Odds of dying due to various injuries or accidents] Source: National Safety Council, United States, 2001
* [http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/dying.htm Dying, Yamaraja and Yamadutas + terminal restlessness] (Vedic/Hindu view)
* [http://www.quranichealing.com/bp.asp?caid=65 Death & Dying in Islam] Muslim attitudes towards death.
* [http://www.zyworld.com/jamus/LifeCycle.htm The Cycle of Life] In context of the page [[New Age]] of [[Aquarius]].
* [http://www.quotesandpoem.com/poems/SelectedPoetryTopic/Death Poems on Death and Dying]
* [http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002/death_suffering.asp Why is there death and suffering?] From a [[creationist]] point of view.
* [http://www.ogrish.com Deaths and death scenes. WARNING: very explicit]
*[http://www.faerie-world.org/tales/deathgoddess.html A mythological view of the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess of death]
* [http://www.elijahwald.com/origin.html George Wald: The Origin of Death] A biologist explains life and death in different kinds of organisms in relation to evolution.
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/death/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on death]
* [http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?AID=281541 The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning] By Maurice Lamm
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