A History of Human Responses to Death: Mythologies, Rituals, and EthicsE. Mellen Press, 1990 - 508 Seiten This study examines death and its impact on human thinking from a biological and historical viewpoint. It finds that fear of death is the motive behind the human need to accomplish anything. It also discusses care of the terminally ill, mercy killing, suicide, and the death penalty. |
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... period of time when , for various reasons , their spiritual needs were no longer satisfied by the preexisting primitive cults . Therefore , the doctrinal bodies of Hinduism and Judaism were developed as a result of a " communal " effort ...
... period of time when , for various reasons , their spiritual needs were no longer satisfied by the preexisting primitive cults . Therefore , the doctrinal bodies of Hinduism and Judaism were developed as a result of a " communal " effort ...
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... period after death , may be conceived as one of the most extreme forms of denial of death . Practiced extensively by the ancient Egyptians ( see below ) , it was not limited , however , to the European side of the Atlantic , as mummies ...
... period after death , may be conceived as one of the most extreme forms of denial of death . Practiced extensively by the ancient Egyptians ( see below ) , it was not limited , however , to the European side of the Atlantic , as mummies ...
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... period of mourning and a cult of the ancestors was practiced ( di paternales , forefathers gods , later called the di manes , divine spirits of the dead ) . The Parentalia ( the days of celebration of the dead ) took place every year ...
... period of mourning and a cult of the ancestors was practiced ( di paternales , forefathers gods , later called the di manes , divine spirits of the dead ) . The Parentalia ( the days of celebration of the dead ) took place every year ...
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Man and death | 3 |
b The necessity of death The Second | 11 |
c The impossibility of death | 19 |
Urheberrecht | |
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A History of Human Responses to Death: Mythologies, Rituals, and Ethics Plinio Prioreschi Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1990 |
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