Shattered Grief: How the Pandemic Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America - Paperbackby Natasha L. Mikles (Author) The COVID 19 pandemic left millions grieving their loved ones without the consolation of traditional ways of mourning. Patients were admitted to hospitals and never seen again. Social distancing often meant conventional funerals could not be held. Religious communities of all kinds were disrupted at the exact moment mourners turned to them for support. These unprecedented circumstances caused dramatic transformations of