Defining Death: Organ Transplants, Tradition, and High Technology in Japan
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Abstract
This article explores Japanese attitudes about brain death and organ transplantation. First, ancient burial customs and death-related rituals associated with Shinto and Buddhism are examined. Next, contemporary attitudes towards the dead are discussed in the context of current controversies surrounding brain death and organ transplantation. Finally, an attempt is made to link the traditional Japanese views of death with modern medical dilemmas.
Publication Title
Social Science and Medicine
Repository Citation
Feldman, Eric, "Defining Death: Organ Transplants, Tradition, and High Technology in Japan" (1998). All Faculty Scholarship. 3246.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(88)90267-5