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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen W. WilliamsPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9781476690452ISBN 10: 1476690456 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 01 January 2024 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Timeline Introduction 1 Through the Mists of Time—Prehistory 2 “In those days, in those far-off days”—Ancient Mesopotamia 3 A Multimedia Guide to the Afterlife—Ancient Egypt 4 The Bridge—Zoroastrianism 5 The World to Come—Judaism 6 An Afterlife for Poet, Philosopher, Painter—Ancient Greece and Rome 7 “In My Father’s house are many mansions”—Christianity 8 To the Garden—Islam 9 For the Benefit of Lady Dai—China in the Second Century bce 10 The Cosmic Body—Jainism 11 In the Company of Gods—Hinduism 12 Realms of Existence—Buddhism 13 The Way of Immortality—Daoism 14 A Traveler “enters the road”—The Maya 15 Life from Death—The Aztecs 16 Becoming Huaca, a Holy Thing—The Inca 17 Where Land Meets Sky—Traditional Pacific Island Beliefs 18 The Ancestors—Traditional African Beliefs 19 At the Crossroads—The Vikings 20 Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery—Native North Americans 21 Personal Visions—American Outsider Art 22 We Are Spirits Passing On—Swedenborg and the Rise of Spiritualism 23 A Mother There—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 24 “What if God was one of us?”—Contemporary Western Society 25 Other Heavens in the Universe 26 The Hope of Heaven Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationEllen W. Williams is a museum educator at the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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