A Traveler's Guide to the Afterlife: Traditions and Beliefs on

A Traveler's Guide to the Afterlife: Traditions and Beliefs on Death, Dying, and What Lies Beyond

A grand survey of the worldâ€™s death and afterlife traditions throughout history

â€¢ Examines beliefs from many different cultures on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation; instructions for accessing the different worlds of the afterlife; how one may become a god; and how ethics and the afterlife may not be connected

â€¢ Explores techniques to communicate with the dead, including sÃ©ance instructions

â€¢ Includes an extensive bibliography of more than 900 sources from around the world

Drawing on death and afterlife traditions from cultures around the world, Mark Mirabello explores the many forms of existence beyond death and each traditionâ€™s instructions to access the afterlife. He examines beliefs on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation and wisdom from Books of the Dead such as the Book of Going Forth by Day from Egypt, the Katha Upanishad from India, the Bardo Thodol from Tibet, the Golden Orphic Tablets from Greece, Lieh Tzu from China, and Heaven and its Wonders and Hell from Things Heard and Seen from 18th-century Europe.

Considering the question â€œWhat is Death?â€ Mirabello provides answers from a wide range of ancient and modern thinkers, including scientist Nicholas Maxwell, the seer Emanuel Swedenborg, 1st-century Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna, and Greek philosopher Euripides, who opined that we may already be dead and only dreaming we are alive. He explores the trek of the soul through life and death with firsthand accounts of the death journey and notes that what is perceived as death here may actually be life somewhere else. He reveals how, in many traditions, ethics and the afterlife are not connected and how an afterlife is possible even without a god or a soul. Sharing evidence that consciousness is not simply a product of the brain, he offers a strong rebuttal to nihilists, materialists, and the Lokayata philosophical school of India who believe in the â€œfinalityâ€ of death. He explains how specters and ghosts are produced and offers techniques to communicate with the dead as well as instructions for an out-of-body experience and the complete procedure for a sÃ©ance.

With an extensive bibliography of more than 900 sources, this guide offers comprehensive information on afterlife beliefs from the vast majority of cultures around the world and throughout history--a veritable â€œtravelerâ€™s guideâ€ to the afterlife.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781620555972
ReleaseDate 2016-10-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781620555972

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781620555972
ReleaseDate	2016-10-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781620555972

A Traveler's Guide to the Afterlife: Traditions and Beliefs on Death, Dying, and What Lies Beyond

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