Encyclopedia of Afterlife Beliefs and Phenomena

by James R. Lewis

Book Overview

This guide addresses questions on phenomena that have endured since the dawn of humankind, and reports recent trends such as the increases in near death experiences due to the use of defibrillators. Readers can explore beliefs pertaining to life after death that have developed in every culture, religion, philosophy and psychic dimension. Nearly 250 entries, presented in an A-Z order, provide biographies, definitions, theories and cultural and religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810348799
• ISBN13: 9780810348790
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Gale Cengage
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Best written, best organised, and most comprehensive guide!

_First of all the forward is written by Dr.Raymond Moody, and while a lot of "researchers" throw his name around carelessly, the good doctor is careful of the work that he actually endorses. This well organised and truly encyclopedic guide is clearly worthy of his endorsement. In over a decade of personal research, this is the best single reference work on death and the afterlife that I've found. All the entries are well written, professional, and scholarly. Indeed, just by browsing through this thick volume you begin to see connections between subjects that may never have occured to you before (such as between shamanism and the mystery religions.) The highest praise that I can give this book is that it contained a sizable amount of information that even I wasn't familiar with- definately worth investing in for your library. _After all, what subject is ultimately of greater importance?