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Titolo |
Conceptions of the afterlife in early civilizations : universalism, constructivism, and near-death experience / / Gregory Shushan |
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London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-4894-9 |
1-282-18939-5 |
9786612189395 |
1-4411-8812-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum Advances in Religious Studies ; ; v.6 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Future life |
Near-death experiences |
Universalism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-224) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword by Gavin Flood -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations of Primary Sources -- Introduction -- Part I: Theory and Methodology in Concept and Application. 1. Comparison, Universalism, and the Rehabilitation of the Comparative 'Similar' ; 2. Early Civilizations, Contact, Diffusion, and Cultural Continuity ; 3. Near-Death Experience -- Part II: Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations. 4. Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt ; 5. Sumerian and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia ; 6. Vedic India ; 7. Pre-Buddhist China ; 8. Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica -- Part III: Universalism and Culture-Specificity: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 9. Analysis of Similarities and Differences ; 10. The Interface of Conception and Experience ; 11. Alternative and Supplementary Theories ; 12. Conclusions: Theoretical Eclecticism and A New Comparative Framework -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Gregory Shushan challenges post-modern scholarly attitudes concerning cross-cultural comparisons in the study of religions. In an original and innovative piece of comparative research, he analyses afterlife conceptions in five ancient civilisations (Old and Middle |
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Kingdom Egypt, Sumerian and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Vedic India, pre-Buddhist China, and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica). These are considered in light of historical and contemporary reports of near-death experiences, and shamanic afterlife 'journeys'. Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations is a significant study, for it presents a comprehensive new comparative framework for the cross-cultural study of myth and religion, while at the same time providing a fascinating exploration of the interface between belief and experience."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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