When souls had wings : pre-mortal existence in Western thought /

The notion that we spring into existence ex nihilo at birth strikes many people as counter-intuitive. By contrast, the idea that we have an eternal identity appeals to some deep intuition about the self. And indeed, belief in the soul's pre-mortal existence has a long history in Western thought...

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Main Author:	Givens, Terryl
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Soul. Pre-existence. Âme. Préexistence. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Reincarnation. Pre-existence Soul Religion - General. Religion. Philosophy & Religion. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book