Travels In The Netherworld
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Travels In The Netherworld
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Author : Bryan J. Cuevas
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-02
Travels In The Netherworld written by Bryan J. Cuevas and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-02 with Philosophy categories.
In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the d?lok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. These narratives enjoy audiences ranging from the most sophisticated monastic scholars to pious townsfolk, villagers, and nomads. Their accounts emphasize the universal Buddhist principles of impermanence and worldly suffering, the fluctuations of karma, and the feasibility of obtaining a favorable rebirth through virtue and merit. Providing a clear, detailed analysis of four vivid return-from-death tales, including the stories of a Tibetan housewife, a lama, a young noble woman, and a Buddhist monk, Cuevas argues that these narratives express ideas about death and the afterlife that held wide currency among all classes of faithful Buddhists in Tibet. Relying on a diversity of traditional Tibetan sources, Buddhist canonical scriptures, scholastic textbooks, ritual and meditation manuals, and medical treatises, in addition to the d?lok works themselves, Cuevas surveys a broad range of popular Tibetan Buddhist ideas about death and dying. He explores beliefs about the vulnerability of the soul and its journey beyond death, karmic retribution and the terrors of hell, the nature of demons and demonic possession, ghosts, and reanimated corpses. Cuevas argues that these extraordinary accounts exhibit flexibility between social and religious categories that are conventionally polarized and concludes that, contrary to the accepted wisdom, such rigid divisions as elite and folk, monastic and lay religion are not sufficiently representative of traditional Tibetan Buddhism on the ground. This study offers innovative perspectives on popular religion in Tibet and fills a gap in an important field of Tibetan literature.
Travels In The Netherworld
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Author : Bryan J. Cuevas
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-02
Travels In The Netherworld written by Bryan J. Cuevas and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-02 with Philosophy categories.
In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the delok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. Providing a clear, detailed analysis of four vivid return-from-death tales, including the stories of a Tibetan housewife, a lama, a young noble woman, and a Buddhist monk, Cuevas argues that these narratives express ideas about death and the afterlife that held wide currency among all classes of faithful Buddhists in Tibet.
The Sungod S Journey Through The Netherworld
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Author : Andreas Schweizer
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2010
The Sungod S Journey Through The Netherworld written by Andreas Schweizer and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Schweizer guides the reader through the Amduat, offering a psychological interpretation of its principal textual and iconographic elements. He draws on Jungian archetypes to identify similar expressions about the afterlife in other world cultures.
The Netherworld In Ancient Egypt And China
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Author : Mu-chou Poo
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-16
The Netherworld In Ancient Egypt And China written by Mu-chou Poo and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with History categories.
Considering the striking similarities between the treatment of the dead and conceptions of the netherworld in ancient Egypt and China, how can we compare the two traditions? Mu-chou Poo considers this question, and provides a new perspective on archaeological materials, including tomb structures and funerary texts, by addressing them in the context of universal human problems such as death, the future of the dead, and the search for happiness in life. Poo chronologically reconstructs the emergence of the idea of the netherworld and its evolution in both ancient Egypt and ancient China. He explores the relationship between religious beliefs and social ethics in these civilizations, considers why similar social and material conditions could have produced varied expressions of the afterlife, and what such variations reveal about each culture. Poo argues that a comparison between both visions of the netherworld and their relationship to life experience gives further insight into the nature of each civilization. Through this analysis, Poo shows that thematic comparison of ancient civilizations is not only possible, but also relevant to modern society.
Beyond Her Eyes
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Author : Anoushka Poudel
language : en
Publisher: Justfiction Edition
Release Date : 2015-09-28
Beyond Her Eyes written by Anoushka Poudel and has been published by Justfiction Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-28 with categories.
About the book, Shobhana Chelliah, Prof. University of North Texas, writes, 'Fantasy with a touch of C.S. Lewis, this charming novel by first time not-yet twenty author, Anoushka Poudel, is a gripping delight of a read. Using matter-of-fact precise language with occasional touch of the poetic, Anoushka weaves a tale of fantasy tracking the adventures of a young blind girl as she travels to the nether world with her demon friend to rescue her mother from purgatory. There is a bit of romance in here as well! We can all hope there's more where that comes from.' Reading the book, Irom Gambhir Singh, Associate Professor, Manipur University, reacts, 'The sufferings are mandatory to understand the basic principle of life, thus the story has revealed the power of endurance, the true virtuous life of noble soul.' Miriam J Butt, Prof. University of Konstanz, says, 'A surprising, well crafted book containing an original story from an unexpected perspective. Indeed, a world beyond and a world well worth visiting.'
Greek Myths And Mesopotamia
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Author : Charles Penglase
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-10-04
Greek Myths And Mesopotamia written by Charles Penglase and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-04 with History categories.
The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths. His examination concentrates on journey myths. A major breakthrough is achieved in the recognition of the extent of Mesopotamian influence and in the understanding of the colourful myths involved. The results are of significant interest, especially to scholars and students of ancient Greek and Near Eastern religion and mythology.
Escape From The Nether
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Author : Winter Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Escape From The Nether written by Winter Morgan 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 2019-04-23 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Brett and his friends are running low on ingredients to craft potions and take a trip to the Nether. While gathering Nether Wart and Soul Sand from a fortress, they hear a noise in a room. They enter the room and see a hole in the wall and hear cries coming from the other side. They crawl through the hole to help the unknown person, but wind up in another time period in the Nether. They have to help someone from the future get home. Using their skills from future time travel adventures, they must help this stranger get home. Will they survive the Nether? Will they get this person home? And should they trust this person who tells them stories about what the world will be like a hundred years in the future?
Travel The Netherworld
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Author : U S Shamsi
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-08-10
Travel The Netherworld written by U S Shamsi and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-10 with categories.
After his mother's death, Jim Cooper, an accomplished scientist, found a way to visit her in the Barzakh - a realm of the dead, where souls are either rewarded or punished until resurrection. What would happen if people found out there was a way to visit the realm of the dead? Can the dead really be brought back to life? Read the book to find out.
Gilgamesh Enkidu And The Netherworld And The Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle
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Author : Alhena Gadotti
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2014-08-08
Gilgamesh Enkidu And The Netherworld And The Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle written by Alhena Gadotti and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-08 with History categories.
Alhena Gadotti offers a much needed new edition of the Sumerian composition Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld, last published by Aaron Shaffer in his 1963 doctoral dissertation. Since then, several new manuscripts have come to light, prompting not only a new edition of the text, but also a re-examination of the composition. In this book, Gadotti argues that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last of the Sumerian stories about Gilgamesh. She also suggests that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle, currently only attested in old Babylonian manuscripts (ca. 18th century BCE), was in fact developed during the Ur III period (ca. 2100-2000 BCE). Providing a new way to look at the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, this book is relevant not only to scholars of the ancient Near East, but also to anyone interested in epic and epic cycle.
Daniel
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Author : John Joseph Collins
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 1984
Daniel written by John Joseph Collins and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Religion categories.
Daniel, with an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literture is Volume XX of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature, a series that aims to present a form-critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Hebrew Bible. Fundamentally exegetical, the FOTL volumes examine the structure, genre, setting, and intention of the biblical literature in question. They also study the history behind the form-critical discussion of the material, attempt to bring consistency to the terminology for the genres and formulas of the biblical literature, and expose the exegetical process so as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own analysis and interpretation of the Old Testament texts. In his introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature, John J. Collins examines the main characteristics and discusses the setting and intention of apocalyptic literature. Collins begins his discussion of Daniel with a survey of the book's anomalies and an examination of the bearing of form criticism on them. He goes on to discuss the book's place in the canon and the problems with its coherence and bilingualism. Collins's section-by-section commentary provides a structural analysis (verse-by-verse) of each section, as well as discussion of its genre, setting, and intention. The book includes bibliographies and a glossary of genres and formulas that offers concise definitions with examples and bibliography.