Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations
Universalism, Constructivism and Near-Death Experience
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Author
Publication
2009 - Continuum International Publishing Group, London and New York
Language
English
Word Count
59,500 words, Guess
Page Count
238 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100826440738
- ISBN-139780826440730
- Library of Congress Control Number2008045255
- OCLC Control Number267047165
- Better World Books9780826440730
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24586877M
Classifications
- LCCBL535.C65 2009
- LCCBL535 .C65 2009
Description
In an original and innovative piece of comparative research, Gregory Shushan 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 study, for it presents a comprehensive new comparative framework for the cross-cultural study of myth and religion, while at the same time providing a fascinating exploration of the interface between belief and experience - as well as a challenge to post-modern scholarly attitudes concerning cross-cultural comparisons in the study of religions. The book was nominated for the 2011 Grawemeyer Award.
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