Death and Religion: The Basics Cann Candi K.
Death and Religion: The Basics provides a thorough and accessible introduction to dying, death, grief, and conceptions of the afterlife in world religions.It leads readers through considerations of…
Specifikacia Death and Religion: The Basics Cann Candi K.
Death and Religion: The Basics provides a thorough and accessible introduction to dying, death, grief, and conceptions of the afterlife in world religions.It leads readers through considerations of how we understand meanings of death and after-death, and the theories and practices attached to these states of being, with recourse to various religious worldviews: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions, and Native American belief systems. This inter-religious approach provides a rich, dynamic survey of varying and evolving cultural attitudes to death. Topics covered include:Religious perspectives of "the good death"Grief, bereavement, and mourningStages and definitions of deathBurial, cremation, and dispositionRemembrance rituals