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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... buried in a general cemetery , the " potter field " of Rome . There was a 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 ...
... buried in a general cemetery , the " potter field " of Rome . There was a 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 ...
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... buried . Over the saint's tomb a basilica would be built and entrusted to monks . Christians sought to be buried close to this structure . Diggings in the Roman cities of Africa or Spain reveal an extraordinary spectacle concealed by ...
... buried . Over the saint's tomb a basilica would be built and entrusted to monks . Christians sought to be buried close to this structure . Diggings in the Roman cities of Africa or Spain reveal an extraordinary spectacle concealed by ...
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... buried either in the church , against its walls , in the surrounding area ( in porticu ) , or under the rain spouts ( sub stillicidio ) . The word cemetery was more specifically used for the outer part of the church , the atrium ...
... buried either in the church , against its walls , in the surrounding area ( in porticu ) , or under the rain spouts ( sub stillicidio ) . The word cemetery was more specifically used for the outer part of the church , the atrium ...
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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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