Understanding Death An Introduction to Ideas of Self and the Afterlife in World Religions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sumegi, Angela
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • 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 Culture
  • Persia
  • 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 Reading
  • 6 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 Death
  • The 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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