Death and the Afterlife (The Pilgrim Library of World Religions)
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Published: July 2000
Place of publication: Cleveland, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780829813579
Subjects: Thanatology; Religion - Theology; Comparative Religion; Religion; Religious aspects; Christian Theology - General; Comparative studies; Death; Future life; Christianity - Theology - General
First sentence: Some of the most important lessons to be learned from Buddhist attitudes toward death and the afterlife can be seen in a letter by Rennyo (1415-99), a great thinker and leader in the Shin (Pure Land) Buddhist tradition, a major school of Japanese Buddhism.
Description: "Why does one die? How should one die? What happens after death? How do resurrection and reincarnation fit within various religious traditions? These are the four fundamental questions posed in Death and the Afterlife. The answers, from acknowledged authorities, give insights into the beliefs and traditions of these faiths and will help readers understand the similarities and differences among them."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: |   vii; title: Contributors
pagenum: |   xi; title: Publisher's Note
pagenum: |   xii; title: Introduction
pagenum: Jacob Neusner | xiii; label: 1
title: Buddhism
pagenum: Charles Hallisey | 1; label: 2
title: Judaism
pagenum: Jacob Neusner | 30; label: 3
title: Islam
pagenum: Jonathan E. Brockopp | 60; label: 4
title: Christianity
pagenum: Bruce Chilton | 79; label: 5
title: Hinduism
pagenum: Brian K. Smith | 97; title: Literary Sources of the World Religions
pagenum: | 117; title: Notes
pagenum: | 135