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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Afterlife Across CivilizationsHeaven, Hell, Rebirth, and Humanity's Search for Meaning After DeathEvery culture has faced the same unsettling question: what happens after we die Across thousands of years, civilizations have imagined remarkably different answers. Some envisioned shadowy un…derworlds where the dead lingered in silence. Others described radiant heavens, terrifying hells, or endless cycles of rebirth. In some traditions the soul is judged with perfect moral precision. In others, death dissolves the self into a larger cosmic reality.The Afterlife Across Civilizations explores how humanity has tried to understand death through religion, philosophy, and myth. Moving across continents and centuries, this book examines the afterlife as imagined by ancient cultures, major world religions, and indigenous traditions. Each belief system reveals something about the society that created it: their ideas about justice, morality, identity, and the meaning of life itself.Rather than arguing for one particular answer, this book investigates a deeper question. Why do humans feel compelled to imagine a world beyond death at all Inside this book, you will explore: - Ancient Mesopotamian visions of a bleak underworld where almost all souls shared the same fate- The Egyptian system of moral judgment where the heart of the dead was weighed against the feather of truth- Greek and Roman debates about the immortality of the soul- Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain ideas about karma, rebirth, and liberation from the cycle of existence- Jewish, Christian, and Islamic views of heaven, hell, and divine judgment- Zoroastrian concepts of cosmic justice that influenced later religious traditions- Indigenous African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Norse, and Mesoamerican beliefs about death and the spirit world- Modern spiritual and New Age interpretations of the afterlife- What these diverse beliefs reveal about the human need to explain mortality and meaning. Thurstan, Kerry (illustrator).
