Christopher M. Moreman

Beyond the Threshold

Afterlife Beliefs and Experiences in World Religions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Beyond the Threshold explores afterlife beliefs and practices in world religions, including discussions of afterlife and metaphysical experiences. The second edition features a new chapter on African spiritual perspectives, as well as updated research on paranormal phenomena, updated statistics and research, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9781442274945
• ISBN-10: 1442274948
• Artikelnr.: 48695881

Autorenporträt

Christopher M. Moreman is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at California State University, East Bay. He has edited several volumes, including Oxford's Teaching Death and Dying and The Routledge Companion to Death and Dying, among other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: An Overview of Beliefs in an Afterlife from Major World Religions
Chapter 1: Ancient Conceptions Chapter 2: Judaism Chapter 3: Christianity
Chapter 4: Islam Chapter 5: Hinduism Chapter 6: Buddhism Chapter 7: Chinese
Religions Chapter 8: African Religions Part Two: An Overview of the
Research into Experiences of an Afterlife Chapter 9: Mediumship Chapter 10:
Apparitions and Hauntings Chapter 11: Near-Death and Out-of-Body
Experiences Chapter 12: Past-Life Memories Part Three: Beliefs and
Experiences: An Attempt at a Synthesis Chapter 13: Comparison of Beliefs
Chapter 14: Comparison of Phenomena Epilogue: Speculations on Mysticism and
the Afterlife