Tales of lights and shadows : mythology of the afterlife /: mythology of the afterlife. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Ellwood.
• Other Names: Ellwood, Robert S, 1933-
• Contents: In that good night, what dreams may come? : myth, meaning, and afterlife -- Hungry and happy fields of the dead : gloomy vs. bright views of the afterlife -- The several homelands of the heart : abodes of the soul -- Circling paths, endless journey : reincarnation vs. eternal life in heaven or hell -- God or garden of delights? : is heaven theocentric or anthropocentric? -- Ghostly fear and love : the dread of ancestral spirits vs. respect and honor -- On the long march : community and religious solidarity vs. individual reward and punishment -- Amazing grace : difficult vs. easy paths -- The end of days : linear and cyclical time -- Common and uncommon faith : the afterlife in folk religion and the great tradition -- Retrospect : afterlife and culture.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 166 pages)
• Subjects: 202/.3; Future life; Mythology; RELIGION -- Eschatology; Future life; Mythology; Jenseits; Weltbild; Mythologie; Jenseits; Weltbild; Mythologie; Godsdiensten; Mythen; Hiernamaals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441186034; 1441186034; 1441143971; 9781441143976; 1441170030; 9781441170033; 1282822071; 9781282822078
• Related ISBNs: 9781441143976; 9781441170033
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.