Imagining the soul
Subtitle: a history
By: Rosalie Osmond
Publisher: Sutton
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Soul; Soul -- History; Mind and body
Description: "Is there a ghost in the machine? Are we born trailing clouds of glory? Is there a part of us that will survive death? Is the soul reborn in different bodily forms? These and similar questions have occupied humankind since the dawn of consciousness. Rosalie Osmond's book explores the way the soul has been represented in different cultures and at different times, from ancient Egypt and Greece, through medieval Europe and into the 21st century. Basing her approach on historical sources, she reveals the many different ways in which the soul has been imagined and the range of human needs and aspirations these imaginings have addressed." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-238) and index