Conceptions of the afterlife in early civilizations : universalism, constructivism, and near-death experience /

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 Bab...

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Other Authors: Shushan, Gregory
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.
Series:Continuum advances in religious studies.
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