Life After Death (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Alan F. Segal
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: History and religion
- Time of Work: About 3000 -700
- Setting: Primarily the Middle East and Europe
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Religion and spirituality
- Subjects: Religion, Hell, Afterlife, Martyrs or martyrdom, End of the world, East and West, Apostles, Heaven
- Locales: Europe, Middle East
Throughout recorded history, people of all cultures have been forced to deal with the issue of death, which is a universal and inevitable aspect of the human condition. For those persons who are able to find happiness and positive meaning to life, realization of its temporary quality can be depressing and even terrifying. In ancient preliterate cultures, art and burial practices often give indications of hope for some kind of continued existence. Evidence exists that the Neanderthals, who almost certainly had significantly less intellectual capabilities than modern humans, buried their...
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