超越のパターン：宗教、死、死ぬこと（第２版）<br>Patterns of Transcendence : Religion, Death, and Dying （2ND）

超越のパターン：宗教、死、死ぬこと（第２版）
Patterns of Transcendence : Religion, Death, and Dying （2ND）

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 262 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780534506070
  • DDC分類 291.23

基本説明

Begins with an examination of death and dying among non-literate peoples in different parts of the world, then covers Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese and Japanese approaches, Western patterns of transcendence, and concludes with a chapter on death and dying in contemporary America.

Full Description


This cross-cultural text examines social, religious, and cultural approaches to death and dying across Eastern and Western cultures and religious traditions. Organization of the book begins with an examination of death and dying among non-literate peoples in different parts of the world, then covers Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese approaches, Western patterns of transcendence (ancient Middle East, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic), and concludes with a chapter on death and dying in contemporary America. It discusses four patterns of transcendence: ancestral, experiential, cultural, and mythic.

Contents

1. Religion, Death, and Dying. 2. Indigenous Transcendence. 3. Asian Transcendence. 4. The Tibetan Book of the Dead. 5. Abrahamic Transcendence. 6. The Divine Comedy. 7. Living Transcendence. Index.