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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... became enormously complicated and , of course , expensive .... The costlier and the more elaborate the ritual , the greater their power was thought to be . Therefore , the ritual had an element of magic , the external manipulation of ...
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... became like some withered creepers with knotted joints ; my buttocks like a buffalo's hoof ; my backbone protruding like string of balls ; my ribs like rafters of a dilapidated shed ; the pupils of my eyes appeared sunk deep in their ...
... became like some withered creepers with knotted joints ; my buttocks like a buffalo's hoof ; my backbone protruding like string of balls ; my ribs like rafters of a dilapidated shed ; the pupils of my eyes appeared sunk deep in their ...
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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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