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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... Christianity , a religion with which we , in the West , are more familiar . The Christian attitude toward money and power is one of contempt . Charity , simplicity , poverty , are virtues . The pomp and wealth of the world are evil . We ...
... Christianity , a religion with which we , in the West , are more familiar . The Christian attitude toward money and power is one of contempt . Charity , simplicity , poverty , are virtues . The pomp and wealth of the world are evil . We ...
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... Christian sarcophagi seem to indicate otherwise but they must be considered exceptions : · Where early Christian sarcophagi steles seem to have played an important role only in the outlying provinces , particularly in Africa - still ...
... Christian sarcophagi seem to indicate otherwise but they must be considered exceptions : · Where early Christian sarcophagi steles seem to have played an important role only in the outlying provinces , particularly in Africa - still ...
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... Christian girl says that she should know nothing about instrumental music and musical instruments ( " virgo Christi ... Christian catacombs in Rome . His capacity to communicate with animals was considered something characteristic of ...
... Christian girl says that she should know nothing about instrumental music and musical instruments ( " virgo Christi ... Christian catacombs in Rome . His capacity to communicate with animals was considered something characteristic of ...
Inhalt
Man and death | 3 |
Death as a natural phenomenon | 37 |
Death and philosophy | 75 |
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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abortion afterlife ancient animals annihilation Atman Attitudes Toward Death become belief body Buddha Buddhism burial buried called caused century Christian Church committed concept concerning considered corpse course cremation crime D.J. Enright D.S. Brewer Davidson and W.M.S. dead Death and Existence death and immortality Death and Western death penalty deceased doctrine dying Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Ellis Davidson Erwin Panofsky eschatology eternal euthanasia evident example fact fear of death feeling Folklore of Ghosts funerary Herman Feifel hero Hinduism human Ibid immortality individual Jacques Choron John Langone John McManners Judaism killed living Macmillan Company man's maximum life span means Middle Ages mortal murder Old Testament pain patient person Philippe Ariès Philosophical Library Plinio Prioreschi primitive problem of death punishment Quoted reason religion religious Renaissance resurrection Roman samsara sculpture Sheol soul spirit suffering suicide survival terminally ill thou tombs tradition Translation University Press usually Western Thought York