Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion by Alan F. Segal

Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion

Alan F. Segal

866 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A work of social history, Life After Death illuminates different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happens to the dead. Segal weaves together biblical & literary scholarship, sociology, history & philoso...

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