Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations: Universalism, Constructivism and Near-Death Experience: Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
Autor Dr Gregory Shushanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 oct 2011
Gregory
Shushan
challenges
post-modern
scholarly
attitudes
concerning
cross-cultural
comparisons
in
the
study
of
religions.
In
an
original
and
innovative
piece
of
comparative
research,
he
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
Civilizationsis
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781441130884
ISBN-10: 1441130888
Pagini: 284
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Seria Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1441130888
Pagini: 284
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Seria Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
A
â?~rehabilitationâ?T
of
the
comparative
method,
which
will
stimulate
further
research.
Notă biografică
Gregory
Shushan
is
Perrott-Warrick
Researcher
at
the
Ian
Ramsey
Centre
for
Science
and
Religion,
University
of
Oxford,
UK.
Cuprins
Foreword
by
Gavin
FloodAcknowledgementsAbbreviations
of
Primary
SourcesIntroductionPart
I:
Theory
and
Methodology
in
Concept
and
Application1.
Comparison,
Universalism,
and
the
Rehabilitation
of
the
Comparative
'Similar'2.
Early
Civilizations,
Contact,
Diffusion,
and
Cultural
Continuity3.
Near-Death
ExperiencePart
II:
Conceptions
of
the
Afterlife
in
Early
Civilizations4.
Old
and
Middle
Kingdom
Egypt5.
Sumerian
and
Old
Babylonian
Mesopotamia6.
Vedic
India7.
Pre-Buddhist
China8.
Pre-Columbian
MesoamericaPart
III:
Universalism
and
Culture-Specificity:
An
Interdisciplinary
Approach9.
Analysis
of
Similarities
and
Differences10.
The
Interface
of
Conception
and
Experience11.
Alternative
and
Supplementary
Theories12.
Conclusions:
Theoretical
Eclecticism
and
A
New
Comparative
FrameworkReferencesIndex
Recenzii
"...a
very
well-written
book
by
a
consummate
scholar.
Each
of
Gregory
Shushan's
sentences
is
pregnant
with
facts...Shushan's
book
is
a
major
contribution
to
the
field
of
comparative
religion
and
near-death
studies.
It
is
a
'must-read'
for
students
of
religious
experience."
De
Numine,
Autumn
2009
This book represents a scholarly and well-argued study, and is a landmark in both the anthropological study of afterlife conceptions and in research into NDEs. I recommend it highly, and eagerly await its sequel... it represents a very valuable analysis, and is a fascinating read.
'This very interesting book... is a valuable and important addition to several literatures in religious studies, consciousness studies, and the sociology of death and dying.'
This book represents a scholarly and well-argued study, and is a landmark in both the anthropological study of afterlife conceptions and in research into NDEs. I recommend it highly, and eagerly await its sequel... it represents a very valuable analysis, and is a fascinating read.
'This very interesting book... is a valuable and important addition to several literatures in religious studies, consciousness studies, and the sociology of death and dying.'