02288nam 2200553 450 991082877150332120200520144314.01-283-61578-997866139282380-7618-4759-6(CKB)3360000000435232(EBL)1037724(OCoLC)854969041(SSID)ssj0000721827(PQKBManifestationID)12359391(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721827(PQKBWorkID)10693104(PQKB)11126590(MiAaPQ)EBC1037724(Au-PeEL)EBL1037724(CaPaEBR)ebr10607032(CaONFJC)MIL392823(EXLCZ)99336000000043523220140222h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStaying alive the varieties of immortality /Jason K. SwedeneLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :University Press of America, Inc.,2009.©20091 online resource (162 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-4758-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Death; Chapter Two: Love; Chapter Three: Fame; Chapter Four: Creativity and Legacy; Chapter Five: Spiritual Immortality: Personal Immortality 1; Chapter Six: Earthly Immortality: Personal Immortality 2; Chapter Seven: Merging with the Enduring; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThis book explores the desire to live forever, which manifests itself in many forms. The author's self-expressed 'aim has been, simply, to write a readable book that will afford the reader an increased sensitivity to the many ways the desire for immortality has shaped history, philosophy, art, and literature.'ImmortalityImmortality.129Swedene Jason K1692503MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828771503321Staying alive4069636UNINA