Beyond the threshold : afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions / Christopher M. Moreman, California State University, East Bay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moreman, Christopher M., 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Future life.

Physical Description:

xii, 337 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

Beyond the Threshold Introduces Readers to Afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, including a new chapter on afterlife beliefs and practices in selected African traditions, new research on the afterlife and near-death experiences, the addition of key words and definitions to each chapter, and more. Christopher M. Moreman offers an introduction to afterlife beliefs in ancient cultures, which are essential to understanding the roots of many modern ideas about death. He examines the folklore and doctrines of major world religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, and several African traditions. He also discusses psychic phenomena across traditions, such as mediums, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and past-life memories. While ultimately the afterlife remains unknowable, the second edition of this unique, in-depth exploration of both beliefs and experiences can help readers reach their own understanding of the afterlife and how to live. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I: An overview of beliefs in an afterlife from major world religions. Ancient conceptions

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Chinese religions

African religions

Part II: An overview of the research into experiences of an afterlife. Mediumship

Apparitions and hauntings

Near-death and out-of-body experiences

Past-life memories

Part III: Beliefs and experiences: an attempt at a synthesis. Comparison of beliefs

Comparison of phenomena

Speculations on mysticism and the afterlife.

Notes:

First edition 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-326) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Moreman, Christopher M., 1974- author. Beyond the threshold

ISBN:

9781442274945

1442274948

9781442274952

1442274956

OCLC:

998750049