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Conceptions of the afterlife in early civilizations : universalism, constructivism, and near-death experience /
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 Kingdom Egypt, Sumerian and Old Bab...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2009.
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| Colección: | Continuum advances in religious studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 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 stu |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 238 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1441188126 9781441188120 9781472548948 1472548949 9781441130884 1441130888 9781441177759 1441177752 |