After lives : a guide to heaven, hell, and purgatory /

A survey of ideas on death, immortality, the afterlife, sin, retribution, goodness and salvation, this book draws on philosophical and literary material from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and modern and secular work.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casey, John (John Peter Anthony), 1939-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A survey of ideas on death, immortality, the afterlife, sin, retribution, goodness and salvation, this book draws on philosophical and literary material from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and modern and secular work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 468 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199723263
0199723265
9780195092950
0195092953