Staying alive : the varieties of immortality / Jason K. Swedene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swedene, Jason K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immortality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : University Press of America, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the desire to live forever, which manifests itself in many forms. The author's self-expressed 'aim has been, simply, to write a readable book that will afford the reader an increased sensitivity to the many ways the desire for immortality has shaped history, philosophy, art, and literature.'

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Death; Chapter Two: Love; Chapter Three: Fame; Chapter Four: Creativity and Legacy; Chapter Five: Spiritual Immortality: Personal Immortality 1; Chapter Six: Earthly Immortality: Personal Immortality 2; Chapter Seven: Merging with the Enduring; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-8456-4

1-283-61578-9

9786613928238

0-7618-4759-6

OCLC:

854969041