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Autore: |
Swedene Jason K
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Titolo: |
Staying alive : the varieties of immortality / / Jason K. Swedene
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Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2009 |
©2009 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
Disciplina: | 129 |
Soggetto topico: | Immortality |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 Author |
Sommario/riassunto: | This 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.' |
Titolo autorizzato: | Staying alive ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-283-61578-9 |
9786613928238 | |
0-7618-4759-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910788535703321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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