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The meanings of death / John Bowker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowker, John, 1935-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Religious aspects--Comparative studies.
- Death.
- Death--Religious aspects.
- Genre:
- Comparative studies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 243 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Canto edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- John Bowker offers a major contribution to debates about the value of death and its place in both Western and Eastern religions. By indicating how value can be maintained at the limit of life, without a search for illusory compensation in an afterlife, Bowker enriches our experience and understanding of the "final question".
- Notes:
- Originally published in 1991.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-237) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521447739
- OCLC:
- 29358473
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