Death and afterlife : perspectives of world religions / edited by Hiroshi Obayashi.

Other author Ōbayashi, Hiroshi, 1934-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Descriptionxxii, 209 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Death--Religious aspects. --Comparative studies.
Future life--Comparative studies.

SeriesContributions to the study of religion ; no. 33
Contributions to the study of religion ; no. 33. ^A512612
Contents Living with spirits : death and afterlife in African religions / George C. Bond -- The fate of mankind : death and afterlife in ancient Mesopotamia / Jerrold S. Cooper -- Taking it with you : the problem of death and afterlife in ancient Egypt / William J. Murnane -- Death and afterlife in Greek tragedy and Plato / Helen F. North -- From witchcraft to justice : death and afterlife in the Old Testament / George E. Mendenhall -- Death and afterlife in the New Testament / Leander E. Keck -- Bound up in the bond of life : death and afterlife in the Jewish tradition / Robert Goldenberg -- Death and eternal life in Christianity / Hiroshi Obayashi -- "Your sight today is piercing" : the Muslim understanding of death and afterlife / William C. Chittick -- Hindu views of death and afterlife / Thomas J. Hopkins -- Death as threat, death as achievement : Buddhist perspectives with particular reference to the Theravada tradition / Frank E. Reynolds -- The TibetanTantric view of death and afterlife / Elisabeth Benard -- Death and afterlife in Chinese religions / Judith A. Berling.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-200) and index.
LCCN 91017855
ISBN0313279063 (alk. paper)

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