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The sacred art of dying : how world religions understand death
Kramer, Kenneth, author
Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, [1988]
Examines how each of the major religions looks at death by including stories, teachings, and rituals which present a comparative religious meaning of death and afterlife. Written in textbook style with journal exercises at the end of each chapter
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Kramer, Kenneth, 1941- |
| Subject: | Death |
| Publication Year: | 1988 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, [1988] |
| ISBN: | 9780809129423 0809129426 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-206) and index 1. The three faces of death (Physical, psychological and spiritual) -- 2. Hindu attitudes toward death (Reincarnation and moksha) -- 3. Buddhist attitudes toward death (Region of the deathless) -- 4. Zen attitudes toward death (The great death) -- 5. Tibetan attitudes toward death (The clear lights) -- 6. Chinese attitudes toward death (Veneration of ancestors) -- 7. Mesopotamian and Egyptian attitudes toward death (Weighing of the soul) -- 8. Greek attitudes toward death (Immortality of the soul) -- 9. Hebraic attitudes toward death (Messianic hopes) -- 10. Christian attitudes toward death (Resurrection of the body) -- 11. Islamic attitudes toward death (The day of judgment) -- 12. American Indian attitudes toward death (Keeping of the soul) -- 13. Dying all deaths (Reincarnation and resurrection) -- 14. Dying before dying: the experience of rebirth (Confession, conversion, and confirmation) |
| Course: |
HIST420 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 218 KRA 1988 | Available |