MEANING OF DEATH, THE by John Bowker
19.95
CUP: 0521447739
A major contribution to debates about the value of death and its place in Western and Eastern religions is presented by this work's belief that religious and secular attitudes can support and reinforce one another through their attitudes towards death.
Reviews
"An engaging study of the religious meanings of death and an excellent illustration of 'comparative theology'." - Religious Studies Review
Contents
- Part I. Introduction: Death and the origins of religion
- Part II. Religions and the origin of death:
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Part III Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
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