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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Understanding Death | |
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Return from the Dead | |
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Debates and Definitions | |
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Death and the Self | |
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Ritual and Transformation | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Primal Perspectives on Death | |
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Soul Theories of Primal Peoples | |
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The Destiny of Souls | |
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Afterlife among the Warao | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Death in the Ancient World | |
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Egypt | |
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Egyptian Soul Theory | |
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Transforming the Body | |
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Egyptian Afterlife | |
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The Story of Osiris | |
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Mesopotamia | |
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Gilgamesh and the Search for Immortality | |
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The Spirits of the Dead in Mesopotamian Culture | |
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Persia | |
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Zoroaster and the Evil of Death | |
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Salvation for All | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Jewish Perspectives on Death | |
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The Beginning of Death | |
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The Soul and Sheol | |
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Resurrection and the World to Come | |
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The Journey of the Soul | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Christian Perspectives on Death | |
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The Death of Jesus | |
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Developments in Christian Thought on the Soul | |
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Resurrection and Eternal Life | |
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Heaven and Hell | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Muslim Perspectives on Death | |
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The Names of God | |
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Ruh and Nafs | |
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The Trial of the Grave | |
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The Garden (Janna) and the Fire (Jahannam) | |
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Modern Islamic Views on Heaven and Hell | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Hindu Perspectives on Death | |
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Feeding the Ancestors | |
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The First Sacrifice | |
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Death, the Immortal | |
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The Inner Controller | |
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In the House of Death | |
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The Three Paths to Liberation | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Buddhist Perspectives on Death | |
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The Life and Death of the Buddha | |
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The Noble Truths | |
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Karma, Self, and the Wheel of Becoming | |
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Nirvana: The Deathless | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Daoist Perspectives on Death | |
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The Ancestors | |
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Soul Theories | |
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The Nameless Way | |
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Transformations of the Self | |
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The Search for Immortality | |
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Rituals of Departure | |
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A Conversation on Understanding Death | |
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Notes | |
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References and Further Reading | |
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Index | |