| Autore |
Sumegi Angela <1948->
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (282 p.)
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| Disciplina |
202/.3
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| Soggetto topico |
Death - Religious aspects
Future life
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-118-32311-4
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Understanding Death; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Understanding Death; Return from the Dead; Debates and Definitions; Death and the Self; Ritual and Transformation; Notes; References and Further Reading; 2 Primal Perspectives on Death; Soul Theories of Primal Peoples; The Destiny of Souls; Afterlife among the Warao; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; References and Further Reading; 3 Death in the Ancient World; Egypt; Egyptian Soul Theory; Transforming the Body; Egyptian Afterlife; The Story of Osiris; Mesopotamia; Gilgamesh and the Search for Immortality
The Spirits of the Dead in Mesopotamian CulturePersia; Zoroaster and the Evil of Death; Salvation for All; Notes; References and Further Reading; 4 Jewish Perspectives on Death; The Beginning of Death; The Soul and Sheol; Resurrection and the World to Come; The Journey of the Soul; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes; References and Further Reading; 5 Christian Perspectives on Death; The Death of Jesus; Developments in Christian Thought on the Soul; Resurrection and Eternal Life; Heaven and Hell; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes
References and Further Reading6 Muslim Perspectives on Death; The Names of God; Ruh and Nafs; The Trial of the Grave; The Garden (Janna) and the Fire (Jahannam); Modern Islamic Views on Heaven and Hell; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes; References and Further Reading; 7 Hindu Perspectives on Death; Feeding the Ancestors; The First Sacrifice; Death, the Immortal; The Inner Controller; In the House of Death; The Three Paths to Liberation; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes; References and Further Reading
8 Buddhist Perspectives on DeathThe Life and Death of the Buddha; The Noble Truths; Karma, Self, and the Wheel of Becoming; Nirvana: The Deathless; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes; References and Further Reading; 9 Daoist Perspectives on Death; The Ancestors; Soul Theories; The Nameless Way; Transformations of the Self; The Search for Immortality; Rituals of Departure; A Conversation on Understanding Death; Notes; References and Further Reading; Index
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462625603321 |
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Understanding death [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to ideas of self and the afterlife in world religions / / Angela Sumegi
