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The volume calls for diversified evidence and knowledge to better serve increasingly plural global populations. It foregrounds decolonising methodologies through interdisciplinary international contributions, with emphasis on voices from under-represented groups, advancing critical scholarship across death studies.","Decolonising Death Studies  \nSocial and cultural factors can strongly influence how we approach death and dying, including attitudes towards death, rituals and practices surrounding death, and end-oflife care.  \nCurrent knowledge in death studies tends to be influenced by Western views, which can limit its application to policy and practice. The increasing diversity and plurality of populations around the world requires further attention to be paid to diversifying evidence and knowledge to ensure that it effectively serves its beneficiaries. This book provides cutting-edge discourses and debates on death studies as a global and international field of research and practice. By hosting the space for interdisciplinary, international contributions, especially from under-represented groups, it advances our exploration of both knowledge outside of the colonised and the degree of the current knowledge’s applicability in the field. Offering a truly innovative contribution to the field through its clear emphasis on decolonising methodologies and perspectives, it highlights decolonisation asa central framework, and pushes boundaries and challenges established norms, paving the way for new and transformative conversations within death studies.  \nThrough its collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume breaks new ground by bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and voices, fostering rich dialogue and promoting inclusivity. This innovative approach promises to catalyse meaningful change and advance critical scholarship in death studies. It will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduate courses on death studies across both the humanities and social sciences.  \nPanagiotis Pentaris, Associate Professor of Social Work and Thanatology, Thanatology Research Lab, Goldsmiths University of London.  \nStacey Pitsillides, Associate Professor in Design, Design Feminisms Research Group, Northumbria University.  \nHajar Ghorbani, PhD Candidate of Anthropology, IW Killam Memorial Scholar and SSHRC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, University of Alberta.  \nDecolonising Death Studies  \nEdited by Panagiotis Pentaris, Stacey Pitsillides, and Hajar Ghorbani  \nDesigned cover image: Stone Garden (Bāgh-e Sangī) in Sirjan, taken by Farshid Rahimi Kalahroudi  \nFirst published 2026  \nby Routledge  \n4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RNand by Routledge  \n605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2026 selection and editorial matter, Panagiotis Pentaris, Stacey Pitsillides and Hajar Ghorbani; individual chapters, the contributors  \nThe right of Panagiotis Pentaris, Stacey Pitsillides and Hajar Ghorbani to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. 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