1. 죽음에 대한 정리 ···················································································
1 - 의학적 죽음 - 뇌사자와 식물인간 - 안락사 - 종교별 죽음과 사후세계
2. 죽음전 인간의 심리 ·············································································28
3. 신체기증제도 ·······················································································31
- 시신기증 - 장기기증 - 조직기증 - 조혈모세포기증 - 체액기증 - 사전연명의료의향서
4. 호스피스 ······························································································64
5. 치매 (痴?) ·························································································70
6. 장기요양시설 ·······················································································88
7. 실버타운 ······························································································92
8. 임사체험(臨死體驗) ··············································································99
9. 지혜로운 상속 ···················································································104
10. 재산의 사회환원 ················································································108
11. 웰다잉 ·······························································································114
12. 수의(壽衣) ·························································································117
13. 유언(遺言) ·························································································124
14. 임종(臨終) ·························································································133
Ⅱ. 별이 된 분을 위한 정리
1. 산소정리 (개장) ·················································································139
- 개장(改葬) - 무연분묘처리 - 분묘기지권 - 길일(吉日) - 삼재(三災) - 윤달 - 윤일 - 길방(吉方)등
2. 장례와 제사 - 종교별 장례와 제사 - 차례상과 제사상 ·················165
3. 각종 장례법 - 매장 - 화장 - 자연장 - 해양장 - 다비(茶毘)등 ····182
4. 묘지조성 - 설치기준/봉안시설 - 조선 27대왕 왕릉위치 ················199
5. 풍수지리 - 양택풍수 - 음택풍수 - 명당 ····································203
6. 장례에 관한 사회제도 ········································································217
- 무연고사망자 장례절차 - 국가유공자 및 보훈대상자 장례지원 - 국립묘지의 종류와 안장대상 - 사회적 취약계층 장례지원
7. 디지털 장의사 ···················································································222
Ⅲ. 죽음 및 장례 상식
1. 흥미로운 상식 ···················································································229
- 상조회사의 성장과 변천사 - 엠바밍(embalming) - 자살(自殺) - 부검(剖檢) - 고대이집트 미이라 - 고려장(高麗葬) - 유골의 다이아몬드化 - 형사취수(兄死娶嫂) - 사형(死刑) - 부고(訃告) - 곡비(哭婢) - 살인(殺人)
2. 유익한 상식 ·······················································································282
- 해외사망시 처리 - 출생과 사망인구의 변화 - 장례 후 행정절차 - 어린자녀 사망시 부모심리 - 어린이의 죽음인식 과정 - 국가장(國家葬) - 집단 사망자 수습 - 유품정리(遺品整理) - 각 나라별 장례문화
Ⅳ. 필자 의견 ·················································································315
- 필자가 본 유족의 모습 - 필자의 제언 (提言) - 승욱에게 - 에필로그