The Resource Death and the afterlife : a cultural encyclopedia, Richard P. Taylor, (electronic resource)
Death and the afterlife : a cultural encyclopedia, Richard P. Taylor, (electronic resource)
- Summary
- This encyclopaedia examines the origin, evolution and practice of world cultures with regard to death and belief in afterlife. It explores such topics as ancient Egyptian tombs, modern Chinese festivals, Native American rituals and Celtic fairy mounds
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 438 pages)
- Contents
-
- Aaru (Sekhet-Aaru)
- Abhirati
- Acheron
- Aedicula
- Aksobhya
- Al-a'raf
- Ameretat (Amardad)
- Amphora
- Amulets, Egyptian
- Ancestor Veneration
- Ancestral Portrait/Bust
- Aninut
- Ankou
- Annwfn (Annwn, Annwfyn)
- Anthesteria
- Aornus
- Arcosolium
- Arenarium
- Arupa-dhatu
- Asphodel Fields
- Atman
- Avalon (Avallon, Avilion)
- Avelut
- Avernus
- Baldacchino Tomb
- Banshee
- Bardo
- Barrow
- Barzakh
- Behesht
- Bhava-chakra
- Bhut (Bhuta)
- Black Death
- Body of Light
- Bon Festival (Japan)
- Book of the Craft of Dying
- Book of the Dead, Egyptian
- Book of the Dead, Tibetan (Bardo Thodol)
- Burial
- Burial, Basket
- Burial Clothes
- Burial, Scaffold
- Burial, Ship
- Burial, Sky
- Burial, Tree
- Cairn
- Canopic Jar, Chest
- Catacomb
- Cella
- Cemetery
- Cemetery, Animal
- Cenotaph
- Cerberus
- Chevra Kaddisha
- Ching-T'u
- Chinvat Bridge
- Chod (Tibetan spelling: gCod)
- Churel
- Cinerarium
- Cippus
- Cocytus
- Coffin
- Coffins, Egyptian
- Columbarium
- Committal Service
- Conclamatio Mortis
- Consecration Service
- Cremains
- Cremation
- Cromlech
- Crossroads
- Cubiculum Tomb
- Dagoba
- Dance of Death
- Danse Macabre
- Dead, The
- Death, Good
- Devachan (Theosophical)
- Dewachan (Tibetan Buddhist)
- Dia de los Muertos
- Dilmun
- Dis (Dis Pater)
- Dolmen
- Donn
- Dozakh
- Eidolon
- Elysion (Elysium)
- Erebus
- Eresh
- Erinys (plural Erinyes)
- Eumenides
- Exedra
- Fairy Mound
- February
- Feng-shui
- Festival of Ghosts (China)
- Fetch
- Fossores (Fossarii)
- Frasho-kereti (Frashen kerenaum ahum)
- Fravardigan
- Fravashi (Farohar)
- Funerary Customs
- Funerary Customs, African
- Funerary Customs, Ancient Egyptian
- Funerary Customs, Ancient Greek
- Funerary Customs, Ancient Indian
- Funerary Customs, Ancient Roman
- Funerary Customs, Arctic Eurasian
- Funerary Customs, Celtic
- Funerary Customs, Central Asian
- Funerary Customs, Chinese
- Funerary Customs, Christian
- Funerary Customs, Etruscan
- Funerary Customs, Hindu
- Funerary Customs, Jewish
- Funerary Customs, Lapp
- Funerary Customs, Mesopotamian
- Funerary Customs, Muslim
- Funerary Customs, Native North American
- Funerary Customs, Scandinavian
- Funerary Customs, Zoroastrian
- Fylgie (Fylgja)
- Games, Funeral (Greek)
- Games, Funeral (Irish)
- Garden, Funerary
- Gardens of Delight (Jannat al-Na'im)
- Gehenna
- Gimle (Gimli)
- Hades
- Hallowe'en
- Hamestegan
- Heaven, History of (Christian)
- Heaven, Origins of (Christian)
- Heavens, Buddhist
- Hel
- Hell, History of (Christian)
- Hell, Origins of (Christian)
- Hells, Buddhist
- Hisab
- House Tomb
- Hungry Ghost
- Hypocephalus
- Hypogeum
- Iblis
- Intercession
- Islands of the Blest
- Israfil
- 'Izra'il
- Jabmeaimo (Jamiaimo, Jamikasaimo)
- Jahannam
- Jizo
- Jodo
- Judgment, Last
- Judgment, Particular
- Kaddish
- Kama-dhatu
- Kamaloka
- Kamarupa
- Ker (plural Keres)
- Keri'ah
- Kigal
- Ksitigarbha
- Kurgan
- Lemuria
- Lethe
- Loculus Tomb
- Lucernarium/Luminarium
- Mag Mell
- Mara
- Mastaba
- Mausoleum
- Mausoleum, Islamic
- mChod rten
- Megalithic Tomb
- Mensa
- Met Mitzvah
- Morrigan (Mor-Rioghain, Morrigu)
- Mot (Mawet)
- Mound
- Mummification
- Naraka
- Near-Death Experience
- Necromancy
- Netherworlds, Chinese
- Niflheim (Niflheimr, Niflhel)
- Nirmanakaya
- Nirvana (Pali: Nibbana)
- Norns
- Odin (Ochinn)
- Orcus
- Osiris Bed
- Ossuary
- Otherworld, Irish
- Pall
- Paradise
- Parentalia (Dies Parentales)
- Patala
- Persephone
- Phlegethon (Pyriphlegethon)
- Pishacha
- Pit Graves, Early Egyptian
- Pitri
- Pitriloka
- Pitri-medha
- Pluto (Plutus)
- Poltergeist
- Pooka (Phooka, Puck)
- Pret (Preta, Peta)
- Pure Land
- Purgatory
- Pyramid, Egyptian
- Qiyama (Kiyama)
- Ragnarok
- Raksasa
- Red
- Refrigerium
- Refrigerium Interim
- Reincarnation, Eastern
- Reincarnation, Tribal
- Reincarnation, Western
- Reliquary
- Repha'im
- Reserve Head/Body
- Resurrection, Ancient Near East
- Resurrection, Christian
- Resurrection, Hebrew
- Ristakhez
- Rota (Ruta)
- Rupa-dhatu
- Sa'a
- Sallekhana (Jaina)
- Samhain (Samhuinn)
- Second Death
- Shabti (Ushabti, Shawabti)
- Sheloshim
- Sheol
- Shirat (al-Shirat al-Jahim)
- Shiva (Hindu)
- Shiva (Jewish)
- Shomer
- Shraddha
- Shroud
- Sid
- The Six Heavens
- Sleep
- Soul
- Soul, Buddhist
- Soul, Chinese
- Soul, Egyptian
- Soul, Greek
- Soul, Hindu
- Soul, Jewish
- Soul, Muslim
- Soul, Persian
- Soul Tablet
- Soul, Theosophical
- Soul, Zoroastrian
- Strigoi
- Stupa
- Styx
- Sukhavati
- Svarga
- Taj Mahal
- Tartaros
- Temple Tomb
- Ten Kings of Hell (Shih-wang)
- Tholos Tomb
- Ti-tsang
- Tohorah (Taharah)
- Tower of Silence
- Tower Tomb
- Tuatha De Danann
- Tumulus
- Undead
- Underworld
- Urn
- Valhalla (Valholl)
- Valkyrie
- Vampire
- Vrykolakas
- Water
- Yahrzeit
- Yama
- Yellow Springs (Huang-ch'uan)
- Yen-lo wang
- Yizkor
- Isbn
- 9781576073810
- Label
- Death and the afterlife : a cultural encyclopedia
- Title
- Death and the afterlife
- Title remainder
- a cultural encyclopedia
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard P. Taylor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This encyclopaedia examines the origin, evolution and practice of world cultures with regard to death and belief in afterlife. It explores such topics as ancient Egyptian tombs, modern Chinese festivals, Native American rituals and Celtic fairy mounds
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 393/.03
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GT3150
- LC item number
- .T25 2000eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- standards specifications
- bibliography
- encyclopedias
- theses
- Series statement
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- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Death and the afterlife : a cultural encyclopedia, Richard P. Taylor, (electronic resource)
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and index
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- Contents
- Aaru (Sekhet-Aaru) -- Abhirati -- Acheron -- Aedicula -- Aksobhya -- Al-a'raf -- Ameretat (Amardad) -- Amphora -- Amulets, Egyptian -- Ancestor Veneration -- Ancestral Portrait/Bust -- Aninut -- Ankou -- Annwfn (Annwn, Annwfyn) -- Anthesteria -- Aornus -- Arcosolium -- Arenarium -- Arupa-dhatu -- Asphodel Fields -- Atman -- Avalon (Avallon, Avilion) -- Avelut -- Avernus -- Baldacchino Tomb -- Banshee -- Bardo -- Barrow -- Barzakh -- Behesht -- Bhava-chakra -- Bhut (Bhuta) -- Black Death -- Body of Light -- Bon Festival (Japan) -- Book of the Craft of Dying -- Book of the Dead, Egyptian -- Book of the Dead, Tibetan (Bardo Thodol) -- Burial -- Burial, Basket -- Burial Clothes -- Burial, Scaffold -- Burial, Ship -- Burial, Sky -- Burial, Tree -- Cairn -- Canopic Jar, Chest -- Catacomb -- Cella -- Cemetery -- Cemetery, Animal -- Cenotaph -- Cerberus -- Chevra Kaddisha -- Ching-T'u -- Chinvat Bridge -- Chod (Tibetan spelling: gCod) -- Churel -- Cinerarium -- Cippus -- Cocytus -- Coffin -- Coffins, Egyptian -- Columbarium -- Committal Service -- Conclamatio Mortis -- Consecration Service -- Cremains -- Cremation -- Cromlech -- Crossroads -- Cubiculum Tomb -- Dagoba -- Dance of Death -- Danse Macabre -- Dead, The -- Death, Good -- Devachan (Theosophical) -- Dewachan (Tibetan Buddhist) -- Dia de los Muertos -- Dilmun -- Dis (Dis Pater) -- Dolmen -- Donn -- Dozakh -- Eidolon -- Elysion (Elysium) -- Erebus -- Eresh -- Erinys (plural Erinyes) -- Eumenides -- Exedra -- Fairy Mound -- February -- Feng-shui -- Festival of Ghosts (China) -- Fetch -- Fossores (Fossarii) -- Frasho-kereti (Frashen kerenaum ahum) -- Fravardigan -- Fravashi (Farohar) -- Funerary Customs -- Funerary Customs, African -- Funerary Customs, Ancient Egyptian -- Funerary Customs, Ancient Greek -- Funerary Customs, Ancient Indian -- Funerary Customs, Ancient Roman -- Funerary Customs, Arctic Eurasian -- Funerary Customs, Celtic -- Funerary Customs, Central Asian -- Funerary Customs, Chinese -- Funerary Customs, Christian -- Funerary Customs, Etruscan -- Funerary Customs, Hindu -- Funerary Customs, Jewish -- Funerary Customs, Lapp -- Funerary Customs, Mesopotamian -- Funerary Customs, Muslim -- Funerary Customs, Native North American -- Funerary Customs, Scandinavian -- Funerary Customs, Zoroastrian -- Fylgie (Fylgja) -- Games, Funeral (Greek) -- Games, Funeral (Irish) -- Garden, Funerary -- Gardens of Delight (Jannat al-Na'im) -- Gehenna -- Gimle (Gimli) -- Hades -- Hallowe'en -- Hamestegan -- Heaven, History of (Christian) -- Heaven, Origins of (Christian) -- Heavens, Buddhist -- Hel -- Hell, History of (Christian) -- Hell, Origins of (Christian) -- Hells, Buddhist -- Hisab -- House Tomb -- Hungry Ghost -- Hypocephalus -- Hypogeum -- Iblis -- Intercession -- Islands of the Blest -- Israfil -- 'Izra'il -- Jabmeaimo (Jamiaimo, Jamikasaimo) -- Jahannam -- Jizo -- Jodo -- Judgment, Last -- Judgment, Particular -- Kaddish -- Kama-dhatu -- Kamaloka -- Kamarupa -- Ker (plural Keres) -- Keri'ah -- Kigal -- Ksitigarbha -- Kurgan -- Lemuria -- Lethe -- Loculus Tomb -- Lucernarium/Luminarium -- Mag Mell -- Mara -- Mastaba -- Mausoleum -- Mausoleum, Islamic -- mChod rten -- Megalithic Tomb -- Mensa -- Met Mitzvah -- Morrigan (Mor-Rioghain, Morrigu) -- Mot (Mawet) -- Mound -- Mummification -- Naraka -- Near-Death Experience -- Necromancy -- Netherworlds, Chinese -- Niflheim (Niflheimr, Niflhel) -- Nirmanakaya -- Nirvana (Pali: Nibbana) -- Norns -- Odin (Ochinn) -- Orcus -- Osiris Bed -- Ossuary -- Otherworld, Irish -- Pall -- Paradise -- Parentalia (Dies Parentales) -- Patala -- Persephone -- Phlegethon (Pyriphlegethon) -- Pishacha -- Pit Graves, Early Egyptian -- Pitri -- Pitriloka -- Pitri-medha -- Pluto (Plutus) -- Poltergeist -- Pooka (Phooka, Puck) -- Pret (Preta, Peta) -- Pure Land -- Purgatory -- Pyramid, Egyptian -- Qiyama (Kiyama) -- Ragnarok -- Raksasa -- Red -- Refrigerium -- Refrigerium Interim -- Reincarnation, Eastern -- Reincarnation, Tribal -- Reincarnation, Western -- Reliquary -- Repha'im -- Reserve Head/Body -- Resurrection, Ancient Near East -- Resurrection, Christian -- Resurrection, Hebrew -- Ristakhez -- Rota (Ruta) -- Rupa-dhatu -- Sa'a -- Sallekhana (Jaina) -- Samhain (Samhuinn) -- Second Death -- Shabti (Ushabti, Shawabti) -- Sheloshim -- Sheol -- Shirat (al-Shirat al-Jahim) -- Shiva (Hindu) -- Shiva (Jewish) -- Shomer -- Shraddha -- Shroud -- Sid -- The Six Heavens -- Sleep -- Soul -- Soul, Buddhist -- Soul, Chinese -- Soul, Egyptian -- Soul, Greek -- Soul, Hindu -- Soul, Jewish -- Soul, Muslim -- Soul, Persian -- Soul Tablet -- Soul, Theosophical -- Soul, Zoroastrian -- Strigoi -- Stupa -- Styx -- Sukhavati -- Svarga -- Taj Mahal -- Tartaros -- Temple Tomb -- Ten Kings of Hell (Shih-wang) -- Tholos Tomb -- Ti-tsang -- Tohorah (Taharah) -- Tower of Silence -- Tower Tomb -- Tuatha De Danann -- Tumulus -- Undead -- Underworld -- Urn -- Valhalla (Valholl) -- Valkyrie -- Vampire -- Vrykolakas -- Water -- Yahrzeit -- Yama -- Yellow Springs (Huang-ch'uan) -- Yen-lo wang -- Yizkor
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