This volume looks in detail at the life-after-death doctrines of seven world religions and asks many questions such as: are there important parallels between th

This new second edition presents a clear, concise and comparative overview of the teachings and the death beliefs of the largest and fastest-growing religions i

Examines the subject of death and immortality in Africa, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece. Also from the point of view of the Old Testament, New Testament, Judaism, C

Beyond the Threshold is the first book to seriously consider the interplay between traditional world religions and metaphysical experiences in exploring the tim

A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happ