Facing up to mortality: interfaith/interreligious explorations
"Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Questions people pose in relation to the uniquely human recognition of death and mortality. In this book, each chapter interacts with Becker's theory from the perspective...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Lanham
Lexington Books
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Further subjects: | B
Death
Religious aspects
B Mortality B Death B Becker, Ernest |
| Summary: | "Late anthropologist Ernest Becker outlined a theory that a major function of culture is to provide answers to the Big Questions people pose in relation to the uniquely human recognition of death and mortality. In this book, each chapter interacts with Becker's theory from the perspective of a religious tradition or academic discipline"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1793655421 |