"Originally published in French under the title La mort, l'au-delà et les autres mondes by Éditions Imago." Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-302) and index.
Contents:
One. Accounts Of Journeys Into The Beyond From Classical Antiquity -- Two. The Beyond As Seen In Mythologies And Religions -- Three. From The Christian Beyond To The Literature Of Revelations -- Four. Hell, Purgatory, And Paradise -- Five. Between Visions, Tales, And Legends: The Chivalric Romances -- Six. The Otherworld In Medieval Scandinavian Literature -- Seven. The Paths To The Otherworld -- Eight. The Otherworld In Folktales And Songs -- Nine. In Search Of The Lost Spouse -- Ten. Folktales And Shamanism -- Eleven. The Experience Of Imminent Death (Nde, Obe).
Summary:
"An extensive look at the cartography and folklore of the afterlife worlds as seen by our ancestors"-- Provided by publisher.
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