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Encyclopedia of Afterlife Beliefs and Phenomena
By James Lewis
Our Price: $15.95
Our Item Code: Afterlife
Postage Code: book3
420 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 7.2 x 9.2 inches
Visible Ink/Gale Research
Related listings: Near Death Experiences: And Life After Death
Date: 1995
ISBN: 0-7876-0288-4
Added to Catalog: 4/23/98
WIRT: 555341x5
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Features: Oversized, Table of Contents, Index, Footnotes, Photos, Drawings
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Our Review |
Opinion of the webmaster, subject to debate |
Credibility
5
Very High |
Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
5
Very High |
Visual Information
3
Moderate |
Style
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Stylish |
Silliness
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Very Low |
Wow Factor
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Bargain
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Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Very High: In general, this catagory is a rating of the author's intellectual discipline
and the strength of his argument (which are very high), not the veracity of his claims (which could be false in spite of the strong argument).
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This massive encyclopedia of afterlife claims is
well worth the low price.
Over 250 entries cover all kinds of beliefs about
death, from ancient mythology and religion to modern investigations
into death-near experiences.
If you are interested in death and the afterlife --
or the history of people's beliefs about it -- this is the first
place to start.
Included are articles on ancient cultures,
prominent philosophers and philosophies, religious movements,
research organizations... virtually everything connected with a belief
about the afterlife. Each entry includes a list of sources.
-- Glenn Campbell
Comparison to Other Books
If you have an interest in life-after-death, this is the
first book to buy.
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From the Book Cover
Is there life after death?
It's a question that people have grappled with throughout history
and across cultures -- from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
to Embraced by the Light.
If you are interested in this compelling search for life's
sequel, you've come to the right place.
A book of fact about beliefs
Encyclopedia of Afterlife Beliefs and Phenomena
explores the ritual, lore pageantry, customs, language, theory
and other aspects of afterlife as well as the individuals and
organizations that study it.
From alchemy to near-death experiences and from Gilgemesh to
the collective unconscious, you'll find straightforward, objective
and sensitive information on this ever-fascinating and lusive topic.
Is there life after death?
Read the compelling investigations in
Encyclopedia of Afterlife Beliefs and Phenomena
and decide for yourself.
James R. Lewis
is a world-recognized authority on non-traditional religions.
He is chairman of the Department of Religious Studies at the World
University of America.
Raymond A. Moody is professor of psychology at
West Georgia College and author of the worldwide bestseller
Life after Life, which was based on remarkably similar
accounts of people who claimed to have had near-death experiences.
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