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Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures

Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures

Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures

Death is the horizon against which our lives unfold. Knowledge of mortality has inspired much of human activity—religion, philosophy, the arts, and science have all been driven by our understanding of death. Many cultures have learned to see death as a window into the meaning of life. Embark on an uplifting, meaningful, and multidisciplinary exploration of life’s only certainty with this modern memento mori.

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