The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife

This unique Handbook provides a sophisticated, scholarly overview of the most advanced thought regarding the idea of life after death. Its comprehensive coverage encompasses historical, religious, philosophical and scientific thinking. Starting with an overview of ancient thought on the topic, The P...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Nagasawa, Yujin, editor (editor), Matheson, Benjamin, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2017.
Colección:Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction; Benjamin Matheson
  • Part I. The History of the Afterlife
  • 2. The afterlife in early civilizations; Gregory Shushan
  • 3. Classical Mediterranean Conceptions of the Afterlife; Stephen R. L. Clark
  • Part II. The Afterlife in World Religions
  • 4. Hinduism; Ankur Barua
  • 5. Buddhism; Peter Harvey
  • 6. Judaism; Tyron Goldschmidt and Aaron Segal
  • 7. Christianity; Joshua Farris
  • 8. Islam; Amir Dastmalchian
  • Part III. Models of the Afterlife
  • 9. Heaven; Luke Henderson
  • 10. Divine Love and Hell; Andrei Buckareff and Allen Plug
  • 11. Purgatory; David Hershenov and Rose Hershenov
  • 12. Rebirth; Mikel Burley
  • 13. Digital Afterlives; Eric Steinhart
  • Part IV. The Metaphysics of the Afterlife
  • 14. Substance Dualism; Uwe Meixner
  • 15. Emergent Dualism; William Hasker
  • 16. Resurrecting Material Persons; Lynne Rudder Baker
  • Part V. The Meaning of the Afterlife
  • 17. The Fear of Death; John Bishop
  • 18. Meaning in Life; Thaddeus Metz
  • 19. The Problem of Evil; Stephen T. Davis. 20. Practical Identity; Benjamin Matheson
  • Part VI. The Science of the Afterlife
  • 21. Do Near Death Experiences Provide Evidence of an Afterlife?; Mark Fox
  • 22. How Psychological Dispositions Influence the Theology of the Afterlife; Helen de Cruz and Johan de Smedt. .