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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 468 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199723263 0199723265 9780195092950 0195092953 |