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Living and dying in ancient times : death, burial, and mourning in Biblical tradition / Simcha Paull Raphael
LIBRA BM712 .R36 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raphael, Simcha Paull, author.
- Series:
- Jewish Life, Death and Transition Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--Death and burial--Biblical teaching.
- Judaism.
- Jewish mourning customs.
- Mourning customs in the Bible.
- Death--Biblical teaching.
- Burial--Biblical teaching.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 100 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Death, burial, and mourning in Biblical tradition
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Albion-Andalus, Inc., ©[2015]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A lexicon of Biblical terms for death and dying
- Images and motifs of burial
- Biblical mourning practices
- Moses' death and the stages of dying
- Envisioning a renewed philosophy of death
- Notes:
- Foreword by Shaul Magid.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 100)
- ISBN:
- 9780692495568
- 0692495568
- OCLC:
- 965616523
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