Reincarnation the Phoenix Myst

by S.L. Cranston and Joseph Head

Book Overview

This classic anthology offers ancient and modern perspectives on Job's question: 'If a man die, shall he live again?' Spanning over 5,000 years of world thought, the selections invite consideration of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517528932
• ISBN13: 9780517528938
• Release Date: December 1977
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

the best reincarnation book ever written

What do all the following people have in common? Moses, Siddhartha Gautama, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Jesus of Nazareth, St. Augustine, St. Francis, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Walt Whitman, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Kahlil Gibran, Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Edison, Edgar Cayce, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Albert Schweitzer. They all know that they have lived before. In my early twenties, I collected and read practically every book available on the subject of reincarnation. This Phoenix Fire Mystery book is without a doubt the BEST book on the subject. If you don't know anything about reincarnation, if you want an introduction to the subject, or if you want a comprehensive overview of the subject throughout history, READ THIS BOOK. It's a real page-turner.

Excellent reference and fascinating to read

I first encountered this book as a textbook for a class taught by Dr. H.P. French at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. He used the book for a history class entitled "History of Reincarnation". The class was a combination of history, comparative religion, and philosophical thought and it was positively fascinating. I have re-read this book many times over the years, and I refer to it frequently. Whether you believe in reincarnation or not, I think this is essential reading on the subject and it will help you to understand the various perspectives on the idea of rebirth after death. The authors cover everything from Zoroastrianism to Hinduism to modern Western thought on the subject. This will be a wonderful addition to your library.

Great reference book.

When you want to find out where some of the most interesting ideas on the planet came from, this book will help you out. I didn't agree with everything I read in it, but I still loved it. What a great overview of some of the most original thinking of our time.