echothanatopraxia

English

From echo- +‎ thanato- +‎ praxis.

echothanatopraxia (uncountable)

Repetition of the actions which caused a specific death.
- 2024, Mair et al., Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, page 44:
  there is tentative evidence from the synthesis to suggest that a hope for reunification coupled with echothanatologia may extend into action/praxis to echothanatopraxia (i.e. echoing the action which caused death) in order to hasten reunification.

Mair, A. P. A., Nimbley, E., McConachie, D., Goodall, K., & Gillespie-Smith, K. (2024). Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-024-00447-0