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Understanding Death

An Introduction to Ideas of Self and the Afterlife in World Religions [Hardback]

by Canada) Angela Sumegi (carleton University

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      John Wiley and Sons Ltd

    • Published

      August 2013

    • Weight

      477g

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      Understanding Death

      Today's Price £39.76



      Product Description

      A comprehensive survey of how religions understand death, dying, and the afterlife, drawing on examples from Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Shamanic perspectives. * Considers shared and differing views of death across the world's major religions, including on the nature of death itself, the reasons for it, the identity of those who die, religious rituals, and on how the living should respond to death* Places emphasis on the varying concepts of the‘self' or soul* Uses a thematic structure to facilitate a broader comparative understanding* Written in an accessible style to appeal to an undergraduate audience, it fills major gap in current textbook literature

      Specification

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        John Wiley and Sons Ltd

      • Published

        August 2013

      • Weight

        477g

      • Page Count

        280

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9781405153706

      • ISBN-10

        1405153709

      • Eden Code

        4041853

      More Information

      • ISBN: 9781405153706

      • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

      • Release Date: August 2013

      • Weight: 477g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4041853


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