After Death: How People Around The World Map The Journey After We Die (Touchstone); Author: Miller, Sukie; Author: With Lipsett, Suzanne; Paperback; Large size

Author: Miller, Sukie; Author: With Lipsett, Suzanne
Touchstone Edition; Paperback; Large size
235 pages
Published: November 1998
Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
ISBN: 0684838699
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Based on a pioneering eight year study, this is a fascinating and ultimately reassuring look at the belief systems that surround death and dying in cultures around the world. Based on a pioneering eight year study, this is a fascinating and ultimately reassuring look at the belief systems that surround death and dying in cultures around the world.Taking a look at the belief systems that surround death in cultures around the world, this text reveals startling similarities in traditional descriptions. The author has woven together anecdotes and stories, identifying four stages of the afterdeath: waiting, judgement, possibilities and return.