On death : perspectives on endings and eternities / Philip Almond, Nils Billing, Måns Broo, Pär Cassel, Stephen Cave, Marie Daouda, Ingrid Dunér, Per Faxneld, Magnus Florin, Peter J. Forshaw, Helena Granström, Joel Halldorf, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, Ole Martin Høystad, Svante Nordin, Anna Nordlund, Per-Johan Norelius, Patrick O'Sullivan, Hans Ruin, Per Snaprud, Sheldon Solomon, Simon Sorgenfrei, Angela Sumegi, Martin Worthington, Andrei Znamenski ; Edited by Elias Lindén [project manager, Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation] ; Translation of Swedish texts: Clare Barnes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Axel och Margaret Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse

Lindén, Elias, editor.

Barnes, Clare (Translator)

Almond, Philip C., contributor.

Billing, Nils, contributor.

Broo, Måns, 1973- contributor.

Cassel, Pär Kristoffer, contributor.

Cave, Stephen, 1973- contributor.

Daouda, Marie Kawthar, 1987- contributor.

Dunér, Ingrid, contributor.

Faxneld, Per, contributor.

Florin, Magnus, 1955- contributor.

Forshaw, Peter J., contributor.

Granström, Helena, contributor.

Halldorf, Joel, 1980- contributor.

Høystad, O. M., contributor.

Jacobsen, Michael Hviid, 1971- contributor.

Nordin, Svante, contributor.

Nordlund, Anna, 1966- contributor.

Norelius, Per-Johan, contributor.

O'Sullivan, Patrick (Patrick Dominic), contributor.

Ruin, Hans, contributor.

Snaprud, Per, contributor.

Solomon, Sheldon, contributor.

Sorgenfrei, Simon, 1975- contributor.

Sumegi, Angela, 1948- contributor.

Worthington, Martin, contributor.

Znamenski, Andrei A., 1960- contributor.

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Death--Religious aspects--Comparative studies.

Death.

Immortality (Philosophy)--Comparative studies.

Immortality (Philosophy).

Immortality--Comparative studies.

Immortality.

Death--Folklore.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

350 pages, 2 unnumbed pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition, first printing.

Manufacture:

Latvia : PNB Print, 2025.

Other Title:

Perspectives on endings and eternities

Place of Publication:

Stockhom, Sweden : Bokförlaget Stolpe, 2025.

Summary:

"Death is a basic condition of man, the focus of our fears and the prerequisite for our aspirations. Ideas about death characterize all cultures and have given rise to both world religions and local myths. In secular environments, however, the existence of death is more hidden. Life-prolonging measures have replaced the idea of death as meaningful in itself or a passage into the unknown. This volume covers the entire spectrum of death's forms with global scope and historical depth; from some of the earliest recorded poetic texts via religious source texts and shamanistic practices to current philosophical and scientific perspectives. In twenty-four essays, Swedish and international experts explore different ways of approaching death. The contributions cover Egyptian and Sumerian realms of death, the ethics of the great religions, ancient and modern theories of the soul and consciousness, as well as artistic and literary representations. At the center of this richly illustrated anthology is the question of what history can teach us about our own dealings with death and the dead. The book is also available in a Swedish edition."--/bokforlagetstolpe.com/en/books/on-death-perspectives-on-endings-and-eternities/

Notes:

"Contributors"--Pages 341-[344].

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Color illustrated boards and red cloth spine; title stamped in gilt on front cover and on spine. Includes gold ribbon.

ISBN:

9789189696570

9189696573

OCLC:

1528108262

Publisher Number:

90102695593