Conceptions of the afterlife in early civilizations : universalism, constructivism, and near-death experience /
Shushan, Gregory.
London : Continuum,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-224) and index.
Comparison, universalism, and the rehabilitation of the comparative 'similar' -- Early civilizations, contact, diffusion, and cultural continuity -- Near-death experience -- Old and middle kingdom Egypt -- Sumerian and old Babylonian Mesopotamia -- Vedic India -- Pre-Buddhist China -- Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica -- Analysis of similarities and differences -- The interface of conception and experience -- Alternative and supplementary theories -- Conclusions: Theoretical eclecticism and a new comparative framework.
Future life.
Universalism.
Near-death experiences.