Mapping The Afterlife
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Mapping The Afterlife
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Author : Emma Gee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Mapping The Afterlife written by Emma Gee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
This book is a tour of Afterlife landscapes from Homer to Dante. It argues that the topography of the Afterlife in Greek and Roman tradition, and in Dante, reflects the state of 'scientific' knowledge at the time of the various contexts in which we find it, and the landscape of the Other World is a way of exploring and assimilating the shape of this world. This book posits that there is a dominant spatial idiom in afterlife landscapes, which I call the 'Journey-Vision paradigm.' By this the author means the presence of two kinds of space in afterlife representations - the horizontal journey of the soul across the afterlife landscape, and a synoptic vision of the universe. This has, in studies of individual texts, often been characterised as an inconsistency or anomaly: many scholars have argued that the Vision of the universe is out of place in the underworld landscape. However, when one looks across the entire tradition, one finds that afterlife landscapes, almost without exception, contain these two kinds of space in one form or another. The function of this double vision of space - the Journey-Vision paradigm - is, the book argues, an attempt to harmonise the underworld, as the landscape of the soul, with the 'scientific' universe, and to understand humanity in terms of the cosmos, and vice versa.
The Map Of Heaven
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Author : Eben Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-10-07
The Map Of Heaven written by Eben Alexander and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. When Dr. Eben Alexander told the story of his near-death experience and his vivid journey to the other side, many readers wrote to say it resonated with them profoundly. Thanks to them, Dr. Alexander realized that sharing his story allowed people to rediscover what so many in ancient times knew: there is more to life, and to the universe, than this single earthly life. Dr. Alexander and his coauthor Ptolemy Tompkins were surprised to see how often his readers’ visions of the afterlife synced up with each other and with those of the world’s spiritual leaders, as well as its philosophers and scientists. In The Map of Heaven, he shares the stories people have told him and shows how they are echoed both in the world’s faiths and in its latest scientific insights. It turns out there is much agreement, across time and terrain, about the journey of the soul and its survival beyond death. In this book, Dr. Alexander makes the case for heaven as a genuine place, showing how we have forgotten, but are now at last remembering, who we really are and what our destiny truly is. The Map of Heaven takes the broad view to reveal how modern science is on the verge of the most profound revolution in recorded history—all around the phenomenon of consciousness itself!
Visualizing The Afterlife In The Tombs Of Graeco Roman Egypt
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Author : Marjorie Susan Venit
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016
Visualizing The Afterlife In The Tombs Of Graeco Roman Egypt written by Marjorie Susan Venit and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Art categories.
This book explores the visual narratives of a group of decorated tombs from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (c.300 BCE-250 CE). The author contextualizes the tombs within their social, political, and religious context and considers how the multicultural population of Graeco-Roman Egypt chose to negotiate death and the afterlife.
Proof Of Heaven
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Author : Eben Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-10-23
Proof Of Heaven written by Eben Alexander and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As he lay in a coma, neurosurgeon Eben Alexander explains that he "journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence [where] he met and spoke with the Divine source of the universe itself"--P. [4] of cover.
Aspects Of Death And The Afterlife In Greek Literature
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Author : George Alexander Gazis
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-10
Aspects Of Death And The Afterlife In Greek Literature written by George Alexander Gazis and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-10 with History categories.
The concept of the afterlife has always been prominent in both Greek literature and modern scholarship alike. The fate of man after his/her allotted time has come to an end has a central position in poetry, philosophy and religion, often leading to questions and answers as to how one can best live one’s life, and how can one deal with the burden of mortality that is inherent in every human being. The Greeks devoted a considerable amount of their literary production in an attempt to answer these questions through a variety of different media, whereas similar concerns appear to have been at the core of the ancient world in general. This volume represents the first to examine the influences, intersections, and developments of understandings of death and the afterlife between poetic, religious, and philosophical traditions in ancient Greece in one resource. Greek thinking on death and the afterlife was neither uniform, simple, nor static, and by offering an examination of these matters in a properly interdisciplinary context this collection of papers aims to demonstrate the full richness, complexity, and flexibility of these ideas in the ancient Greek world, and illuminate how freely writers from various genres drew inspiration from each other’s thinking concerning eschatological matters. Contributors: Alberto Benarbé; Rick Benitez; Nicolo Benzi; Chiara Blanco; Radcliffe Edmonds; George Alexander Gazis; Anthony Hooper; Vaios Liapis; Alex Long; Ioannis Ziogas.
Underworld Concepts
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Author : Amara Jensen
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-05-06
Underworld Concepts written by Amara Jensen and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-06 with History categories.
""Underworld Concepts"" explores the fascinating ways ancient cultures envisioned the afterlife, revealing how burial practices served as maps to this unknown realm. Delving into archaeology, religion, and ancient history, the book examines how societies like those of ancient Egypt, Greece, and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica used funerary rituals to mirror their spiritual beliefs. One intriguing insight is how tomb architecture and the arrangement of grave goods often reflected the perceived geography of the underworld, with specific pathways and locations for the soul's journey. The book argues that burial practices were not just pragmatic acts of disposal, but deliberate attempts to recreate the afterlife in the physical world. By analyzing archaeological finds, religious texts, and funerary art, ""Underworld Concepts"" uncovers the intricate connections between the material culture of death and the symbolic landscapes of the beyond. For example, the elaborate tombs of ancient Egypt, filled with provisions and protective spells, suggest a belief in a tangible journey through the underworld. Structured in three parts, the book first introduces key concepts, then examines case studies from various cultures, and finally synthesizes these findings to offer a comparative analysis. This approach allows readers to grasp the nuances of each culture's beliefs about death and the afterlife, while also drawing broader conclusions about the human experience of mortality and the search for meaning.
The Myth Of An Afterlife
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Author : Michael Martin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2015
The Myth Of An Afterlife written by Michael Martin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Because every single one of us will die, most of us would like to know what--if anything--awaits us afterward, not to mention the fate of lost loved ones. Given the nearly universal vested interest in deciding this question in favor of an afterlife, it is no surprise that the vast majority of books on the topic affirm the reality of life after death without a backward glance. But the evidence of our senses and the ever-gaining strength of scientific evidence strongly suggest otherwise. In The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case against Life after Death, Michael Martin and Keith Augustine collect a series of contributions that redress this imbalance in the literature by providing a strong, comprehensive, and up-to-date casebook of the chief arguments against an afterlife. Divided into four separate sections, this collection opens with a broad overview of the issues, as contributors consider the strongest evidence of whether or not we survive death--in particular the biological basis of all mental states and their grounding in brain activity that ceases to function at death. Next, contributors consider a host of conceptual and empirical difficulties that confront the various ways of "surviving" death--from bodiless minds to bodily resurrection to any form of posthumous survival. Then essayists turn to internal inconsistencies between traditional theological conceptions of an afterlife--heaven, hell, karmic rebirth--and widely held ethical principles central to the belief systems supporting those notions. In the final section, authors offer critical evaluations of the main types of evidence for an afterlife. Fully interdisciplinary, The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case against Life after Death brings together a variety of fields of research to make that case, including cognitive neuroscience, philosophy of mind, personal identity, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, psychical research, and anomalistic psychology. As the definitive casebook of arguments against life after death, this collection is required reading for any instructor, researcher, and student of philosophy, religious studies, or theology. It is sure to raise provocative issues new to readers, regardless of background, from those who believe fervently in the reality of an afterlife to those who do not or are undecided on the matter.
The Everything Guide To Evidence Of The Afterlife
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Author : Joseph M Higgins
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-01-18
The Everything Guide To Evidence Of The Afterlife written by Joseph M Higgins and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-18 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Find out the truth about the other side... Is there life after death? Or is the end of our physical existence really the end of us? In this thought-provoking guide, you will examine scientific evidence so you can decide for yourself whether or not there is an afterlife. Medium Joseph M. Higgins and "Psychic Cop" Chuck Bergman attempt to answer questions like: Does consciousness survive death? Is communication possible between the living and the dead? Are mediums real--or frauds? What happens to us during near-death experiences? Where do we go when we die? Are we heaven and hell actualities? What is life like after death? Is reincarnation real--and is everyone reincarnated? Including an overview of various religious afterlife traditions, The Everything Guide to Evidence of the Afterlife introduces you to the unlimited possibilities of what we face after our release from the physical world. "
Poetry S Afterlife
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Author : Kevin Stein
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2010-07
Poetry S Afterlife written by Kevin Stein and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
"The great pleasure of this book is the writing itself. Not only is it free of academic and ‘lit-crit' jargon, it is lively prose, often deliciously witty or humorous, and utterly contemporary. Poetry's Afterlife has terrific classroom potential, from elementary school teachers seeking to inspire creativity in their students, to graduate students in MFA programs, to working poets who struggle with the aesthetic dilemmas Stein elucidates, and to teachers of poetry on any level." --- Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Arizona State University "Kevin Stein is the most astute poet-critic of his generation, and this is a crucial book, confronting the most vexing issues which poetry faces in a new century." ---David Wojahn, Virginia Commonwealth University At a time when most commentators fixate on American poetry's supposed "death," Kevin Stein's Poetry's Afterlife instead proposes the vitality of its aesthetic hereafter. The essays of Poetry's Afterlife blend memoir, scholarship, and personal essay to survey the current poetry scene, trace how we arrived here, and suggest where poetry is headed in our increasingly digital culture. The result is a book both fetchingly insightful and accessible. Poetry's spirited afterlife has come despite, or perhaps because of, two decades of commentary diagnosing American poetry as moribund if not already deceased. With his 2003 appointment as Illinois Poet Laureate and his forays into public libraries and schools, Stein has discovered that poetry has not given up its literary ghost. For a fated art supposedly pushing up aesthetic daisies, poetry these days is up and about in the streets, schools, and universities, and online in new and compelling digital forms. It flourishes among the people in a lively if curious underground existence largely overlooked by national media. It's this second life, or better, Poetry's Afterlife, that his book examines and celebrates. Kevin Stein is Caterpillar Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Bradley University and has served as Illinois Poet Laureate since 2003, having assumed the position formerly held by Gwendolyn Brooks and Carl Sandburg. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and criticism. digitalculturebooksis an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and their impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www.digitalculture.org.
The Afterlife Unveiled
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Author : Stafford Betty
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2011-06-16
The Afterlife Unveiled written by Stafford Betty and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-16 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
What happens to us when we die? Many think of heaven as an unimaginable state of bliss. As for hell, it's far out of proportion to any sin we might have committed and makes a travesty of God. But what if the afterlife was something very different? The key to such knowledge is mediumship. Three decades of research have taught the author, a world expert in the field of death and afterlife studies, who the most reliable voices are. These accounts are far better developed and more plausible than anything found in the world's scriptures or theologies. We hunger for a reliable revelation telling us that life here and now is meaningful and good, that each of us has an important part to play in its proper unfolding, that we are accountable for all we do, and that the godless materialism all around us is a pathological mistake. The world ahead, unlike ours, is fascinating and fair. Authentic mediums may be the closest thing to the voice of God that our planet has.